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Agnes¹ Definition

Ag·nes (agnis)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Aggie; equiv. Sp. Inez

Etymology: Fr Agnès < L Agnes, Hagnes < Gr hagnē, fem. of hagnos, chaste

Agnes² Definition

Ag·nes (agnis)

Agnes, Saint (died 304); Rom. virgin martyr: her day is Jan. 21

Agnes Quotes

St. Agnes' EveöAh, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold.

—Keats,John

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