nicholas

English Thesaurus

1. a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	bishop,
definition	:	a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	saint,
definition	:	a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person)