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"SEBASTIAN" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a venerable person from Sebastia". |
Date "SEBASTIAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1594. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Biographical Satire | SEBASTIAN, Saint, the Italian who was shot with arrows and ran second to the apostles in the number of his portraits exhibited in European galleries. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
Literature | Sebastian (St.). Patron saint of archers, because he was bound to a tree and shot at with arrows. As the arrows stuck in his body, thick as pins in a pin-cushion, he was also made patron saint of pin-makers. And as he was a centurion, he is patron saint of soldiers. The English St. Sebastian. St. Edmund, the martyr-king of East Anglia. He gave himself up to his enemies under the hope of saving his people by this sacrifice. The Danes first scourged him with rods, and then, binding him to a tree, shot arrows at him, and finally cut off his head. A legend tells how a wolf guarded the head till it was duly interred. The monastery and cathedral of St. Edmundsbury were erected on the place of his martyrdom. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
St Sebastian was a Christian saint and martyr, who died under the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian in the third century.
St Sebastian, by Mantegna According to his apocryphal Acts, attributed to St Ambrose of Milan, he was a soldier who enlisted in the Roman army around 283. Diocletian, unaware that he was a Christian, appointed him as a captain of the Praetorian Guard. When he treated Christian prisoners due for martyrdom kindly, Diocletian reproached him for his supposed ingratitude and ordered him executed by arrows.
This method of execution made Sebastian a favourite for paintings. Sebastian is usually depicted in art as a somewhat effete youth tied to a stake and transfixed by several arrows. Sebastian was formerly one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers until that cult was suppressed in the reform of the Roman Catholic liturgy in 1969. Sebastian's own feast day is January 20.
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Sebastian is a city located in Indian River County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,181.Geography
Sebastian is located at 27°46'58" North, 80°28'56" West (27.782751, -80.482352)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.1 km² (13.6 mi²). 32.7 km² (12.6 mi²) of it is land and 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.86% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 16,181 people, 6,844 households, and 5,044 families residing in the city. The population density is 495.0/km² (1,282.2/mi²). There are 7,287 housing units at an average density of 222.9/km² (577.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.66% White, 3.18% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 3.86% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,844 households out of which 24.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% are married couples living together, 9.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% are non-families. 21.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.72. In the city the population is spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 47 years. For every 100 females there are 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $39,327, and the median income for a family is $43,044. Males have a median income of $30,787 versus $23,936 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,111. 6.3% of the population and 4.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.6% are under the age of 18 and 5.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sebastian, Florida."
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Sebastian is a town located in Willacy County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,864.Geography
Sebastian is located at 26°20'36" North, 97°47'36" West (26.343249, -97.793347)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,864 people, 535 households, and 438 families residing in the town. The population density is 431.0/km² (1,118.4/mi²). There are 645 housing units at an average density of 149.1/km² (387.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 70.60% White, 0.27% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 26.56% from other races, and 2.41% from two or more races. 95.49% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 535 households out of which 44.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% are married couples living together, 17.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% are non-families. 17.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.48 and the average family size is 3.97. In the town the population is spread out with 34.5% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the town is $20,179, and the median income for a family is $24,732. Males have a median income of $18,854 versus $13,977 for females. The per capita income for the town is $11,934. 26.8% of the population and 22.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 35.7% are under the age of 18 and 40.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sebastian, Texas."
Crosswords: SEBASTIAN |
| English words defined with "SEBASTIAN": martyr. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "SEBASTIAN": Dorax ♦ Sebastianistes, Symbols of Saints. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Viola und Sebastian (1972) Sebastian (1968) San Sebastian 1746 in 1968 (1968) La Bataille de San Sebastian (1968) | |
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 | In port during World War I. The bow of USS St. Sebastian (SP-470) is visible in the right distance. Built in 1915 as a civilian pleasure craft, Rondo was acquired by the Navy on 2 June 1917 and commissioned on 14 November 1917. She was renamed SP-90 in 1918. She was awaiting sale on 9 September 1919 when she was wrecked, with seven other SP boats, by a hurricane at Key West, Florida. Credit: NAVY. |  | William King Sebastian, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, eyes front. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Sebastian Creek. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Domino game in beer parlor. Sebastian, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Small store near Sebastian, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | San Sebastian, Puerto Rico (vicinity). At a sugar "central". Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Crane at a "central" sugar cane gathering place, San Sebastian vicinity, Puerto Rico. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | George Sebastian. Musician figurines. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Meet Sebastian and Julius. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Portrait of Francisco Moncion, as Sebastian. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Sunset in Saint Sebastian" by Jon Urtxegi Commentary: "A nice sunset across the Cantabric sea. Taked from the new avenue of Saint Sebastian." | "San Sebastian" by L L Commentary: "San Sebastian, northern Spain." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | Spain | On January 26, an ETA bomb explosion killed a navy cook in San Sebastian. (references) |
Spain | On February 22, another bomb, intended for a Socialist Party councilor, killed two electrical workers in San Sebastian. (references) | |
Bolivia | However, the San Sebastian women's prison in Cochabamba is one of the most overcrowded prisons--overcrowding there is worse than in most prisons for men. (references) | |
Travel | Ecuador | Other areas identified as dangerous for tourists are El Tejar, Parroquia San Sebastian, Mariscal Sucre, Avenida Cristobal Colon and Gonzalez Suarez. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "SEBASTIAN" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "SEBASTIAN" is used about 428 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 428 | 13,385 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "SEBASTIAN" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Sebastian | First name Male | 10,000 | 677 |
| Sebastian | Last name | 2,000 | 4,765 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "SEBASTIAN" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a venerable person from Sebastia". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "SEBASTIAN." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Bastian | Male | Dutch | Sebastian |
| Sebastiaan | Male | Dutch | Sebastian |
| Bastian | Male | English | Sebastian |
| Sebastian | Male | English | N/A |
| Seppo | Male | Finnish | Sebastian |
| Sébastien | Male | French | Sebastian |
| Sébastienne | Female | French | Sebastian |
| Bastian | Male | German | Sebastian |
| Sebastian | Male | German | N/A |
| Sebestyén | Male | Hungarian | Sebastian |
| Sebestyen | Male | Hungarian | Sebastian |
| Sebastiana | Female | Italian | Sebastian |
| Sebastiano | Male | Italian | Sebastian |
| Sevastian | Male | Russian | Sebastian |
| Sebastián | Male | Spanish | Sebastian |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
1. Sebastian, FL (city, FIPS 64825) 2. Sebastian, TX (CDP, FIPS 66512) |
Expressions using "SEBASTIAN": Johann Sebastian Bach ♦ San Sebastian ♦ Sebastian Cabot ♦ Sebastian County ♦ Sebastian Vizcaino. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "SEBASTIAN": sebastian-like. | |
Containing "SEBASTIAN": wilhelm-sebastian-schmerl. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "SEBASTIAN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Russian | Себастиан. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"SEBASTIAN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Sabastio, Sabbatai, sebasteion, Sebastia, sebestyen, Sesbastian. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-i-n-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: abatises, abstains, basinets, bassinet, entasias. | |
-2 letters: absents, abstain, banties, basinet, entasia, entasis, nasties, sabines, sestina, taenias, tansies, tisanes. | |
-3 letters: abases, abates, abatis, absent, anises, ansate, assent, baases, basest, basins, basset, bastes, beasts, biases, binate, insets, sabine, sabins, saints, sanest, sanies, sansei, satins, siesta, stains, stanes, steins, taenia, tassie, tenias, tineas, tisane. | |
-4 letters: abase, abate. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-i-n-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: abstainers, bastinades. | |
+2 letters: bastinadoes, sustainable. | |
+3 letters: brainteasers, habitualness, substantiate. | |
+4 letters: arbitrariness, habitableness, scatterbrains, substantiated, substantiates, unsustainable. | |
+5 letters: analphabetisms, charitableness, constabularies, habitualnesses, insatiableness, paleobotanists, skateboardings, stainabilities, substantiative. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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