noun
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
• Syn: ↑Lawrence, ↑Saint Lawrence, ↑St. Lawrence
• Topics: ↑Christianity, ↑Christian religion
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/law ren"shee euhs, -sheuhs/, n.
Saint. See Lawrence, Saint.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.