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Paul
[ pawl poul ]
noun
- Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul ( def 2 ).
- Alice, 1885–1977, U.S. women's-rights activist.
- Elliot (Harold), 1891–1958, U.S. novelist.
- Jean [zhah, n], pen name of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter.
- a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “little”.
Paul
/ ɔː /
noun
- Paul, Saint?67MJewishRELIGION: apostleRELIGION: missionaryRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saint Saint. Also called: Paul the Apostle, Saul of Tarsus. original name Saul. died ?67 ad , one of the first Christian missionaries to the Gentiles, who died a martyr in Rome. Until his revelatory conversion he had assisted in persecuting the Christians. He wrote many of the Epistles in the New Testament. Feast day: June 29 Pauline
- Jean. See Jean Paul
- PaulLes19152009MUSMUSIC: guitaristMUSIC: guitar maker Les, real name Lester Polfuss. 1915–2009, US guitarist: creator of the solid-body electric guitar and pioneer in multitrack recording
Paul
- Ancient Christian preacher and teacher; along with the Apostle Peter , one of the foremost leaders of the early Christian Church. Paul, originally called Saul, was at first an enemy and persecutor of the early Christians. As he rode to Damascus one day, seeking to suppress the Christians there, a strong light from heaven blinded him, and God spoke to him; after this experience, Saul became a Christian. Going by the Greek name Paul, he spent the rest of his life bringing the gospel to the peoples of the ancient world. The New Testament includes his many epistles (letters) to the early Christian communities.
Idioms and Phrases
see rob Peter to pay Paul .Example Sentences
Hours before the bombing, the head of the army, Paul Majok Nang, promised punitive strikes after several barges on a river were hijacked.
Its general secretary, Paul Whiteman, said the plans amounted to "another crude grading system to hang over the heads of leaders", and should be scrapped.
Paul McCartney was about to come out, and a guy comes up and says, “Hey, when Paul comes out, just kind of hug the wall, because Paul likes to have a clear lane.”
Paul Samson, president of the Centre of International Governance Innovation who has held various senior positions in Canadian government over 30 years, has seen Carney in action first-hand.
He loved big, bold movies like “Aliens,” and I leaned more toward grounded dramas, the kind of emotionally messy stories Paul Thomas Anderson tells.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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