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Meaning of JOAN OF ARC

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 Definition: [n]  French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
 
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 Synonyms: Jeanne d'Arc, Saint Joan
 
 See Also: martyr, military leader

 

 

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Joan of Arc
A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

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