- Augustine, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo - (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
--1 is a kind of theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser; Church Father, Father of the Church, Father; saint; Doctor of the Church, Doctor