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Vitus

vi·tus

uncommon

noun

1.

Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham''s chorea (died around 300)

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Origin

Name of an early martyr, Late Latin Vitus, perhaps from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". Also associated with Latin vita (“life”). Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy.

Phrases

  • St. Vitus' dance

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