Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Stephen
step (-s, stepped, stepping, stept)sterile
Stephen, proper n. [Gk stephanos, garland on a staff, crown, prize in the public games.]
Early saint; Christian martyr; one of seven ministers in the early Christian church; man who was wise, honest, and full of the Holy Ghost; disciple stoned to death for preaching Christianity (see Acts 6-8).
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