noun
1. patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
• Syn: ↑Saint David, ↑St. David
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑patron saint
2. French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
• Syn: ↑Jacques Louis David
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑painter
3. (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
• Topics: ↑Old Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex
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davidobs. form of davit.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.