St. Catherine
Wheel-tortured virgin saint
St.
Catherine is a title for several Christian saints, most notably Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th-century martyr said to have been tortured on a spiked wheel—hence the Catherine wheel firework.
St.
Catherine also names numerous places: towns, schools, and geographic features.
St. Catherine's monastery sits at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Study of fundamental truths
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- debateFormal argument on issues
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
eloquence · disputation · intellect · knowledge · erudition · apologetics · conversion · Alexandria
Rotating circular frame
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- executionCompleting a planned task
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
courage · suffering · endurance · resilience · steadfastness · witness · testimony · conviction
Official declaration of sainthood
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- hagiographyIdealized biographical writing
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
halo · miracles · pilgrimage · liturgy · sanctity · beatification · feast day · intercession
Seekers of fundamental truths
- scholarsExperts in a field
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- librariansCollection curators at lending institutions
- teachersThose who instruct students
lawyers · preachers · maidens · wheelwrights · millers · spinners · archivists · education
Uncontaminated quality
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- maidenhoodUnmarried young womanhood
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
celibacy · modesty · bride of Christ · innocence · integrity · vow · devotion · holiness
philosophy
Study of fundamental truths
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- debateFormal argument on issues
rhetoric · eloquence · disputation · intellect · knowledge · erudition · apologetics · conversion · Alexandria · theology
wheel
Rotating circular frame
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- executionCompleting a planned task
sacrifice · courage · suffering · endurance · resilience · steadfastness · witness · testimony · conviction · faith
canonization
Official declaration of sainthood
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- hagiographyIdealized biographical writing
iconography · halo · miracles · pilgrimage · liturgy · sanctity · beatification · feast day · intercession · devotion
philosophers
Seekers of fundamental truths
- scholarsExperts in a field
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- librariansCollection curators at lending institutions
teachers · lawyers · preachers · maidens · wheelwrights · millers · spinners · archivists · education · universities
purity
Uncontaminated quality
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- maidenhoodUnmarried young womanhood
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
consecration · celibacy · modesty · bride of Christ · innocence · integrity · vow · devotion · holiness · sanctity
St. CatherineSatan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
Lucifer · evil · sin · Judas Iscariot · demon
St. Catherineheretic
Challenger of official doctrine
apostate · blasphemer · infidel · pagan · unbeliever
St. CatherineNero
Tyrannical first-century ruler
persecutor · tyrant · executioner · inquisitor · torturer
St., Saint, Catherine, Katherine, Kate, Katie, Katrina, Katerina, saintly