1. an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God; [syn: Anselm, Saint Anselm, St. Anselm]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Anselm
n 1: an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of
Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of
scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of
God [syn: Anselm, Saint Anselm, St. Anselm]