Vitus

Definitions of Vitus
  1. noun
    Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)
    synonyms: St. Vitus
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    martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
    saint
    a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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