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santon|ˈsæntɒn|
Also 6–7 santone, 7 zanton, sancton, santoon.
[a. F. santon (in the 16th c. also sainton, santoron, sanctoron santon, hypocrite), or its source Sp. santon santon, also hypocrite, f. santo saint. Cf. Pg. santão.]
1. A European designation for a kind of monk or hermit among the Muslims, a marabout; also, incorrectly † a yogi, Hindu ascetic.
1599Hakluyt Voy. II. i. 204 There go in this foreward 6 Santones with red turbants vpon their heads. 1617Moryson Itin. i. 220 The Santons or Turkish Priests. Ibid. 224 This Chappell is kept by a Turkish Zanton, that is a kinde of their Priests. 1660F. Brooke tr. Le Blanc's Trav. 125 These Santons, Joguies, or Indian Anchorites, lodge in the field, in hollow trees. 1786tr. Beckford's Vathek (1834) 49 Calenders, santons, and derwiches. 1825Scott Talism. xx, A little old Turk, poorly dressed like a marabout or santon of the desert.
Comb.1873Leland Egypt. Sketch-Bk. 43 The wretchedest mosques and most beggarly Santon-tombs.
2. The chapel or shrine of a santon. [So. F. santon. Cf. marabout 2.]
1835tr. Lamartine's Pilgr. Holy Land II. 241 For the purpose of supporting..the roof of a santon.
3. Chiefly in Provence: a figurine adorning a representation of the manger in which Christ was laid.
1926E. I. Robson Wayfarer in Provence xviii. 226 The little home-made crèches, the simple figures known as the Santons,..the pastoral ceremonies..at the famous midnight mass of Les Baux, are all witnesses to the way in which the Nativity story went home to the hearts of the Provençals. 1952Spectator 10 Oct. 478/1 The pretty santons, the traditional clay figures of the Holy Family and the ancient trades of Provence. 1963G. K. Wilkinson Guinea-Pigs xii. 189 Christmas will soon be on us and I hope that you will arrange the Holy Crêche and the Santons in the church. 1976N. Roberts Face of France iii. 40 These days santons, the little pottery crib figures introducing characters from daily life..into the Nativity scene, are known far beyond their native Provence. |