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Anselm

an·selm

UK/ˈanˌsɛlm/ US/ˈænˌsɛlm/ uncommon

noun

1.

an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God

Origin

From Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + Old High German hëlm (“helmet”).

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