- Salesian⇄adj. 1. of or having to do with St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) or his writings on spiritual matters.
2. of or having to do with the Society of St. Francis de Sales. - Salesian⇄noun a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a Roman Catholic congregation of priests, clerics, and lay brothers, founded in the mid-1800's mainly for education of the young.
- Salesian⇄Salesian, noun, adjective.