noun
1. United States feminist (1885-1977)
• Syn: ↑Alice Paul
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑feminist, ↑women's rightist, ↑women's liberationist, ↑libber
2. (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle
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Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity
• Syn:
↑Saint Paul, ↑St. Paul, ↑Apostle Paul, ↑Paul the Apostle, ↑Apostle of the Gentiles, ↑Saul, ↑Saul of Tarsus
• Topics: ↑New Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Apostle, ↑Apostelic Father, ↑missionary, ↑missioner, ↑saint
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I.variant of pawl
II. \\ˈpȯl\ noun
(-s)
: paolo
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/pawl/ for 1-3, 5; /powl/ for 4, n.
1. Saint, died A.D. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Cf. Saul (def. 2).
2. Alice, 1885-1977, U.S. women's-rights activist.
3. Elliot (Harold), 1891-1958, U.S. novelist.
5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning "little".
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paul1 same as ↑pawl
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paul2 /pöl/
noun
A paolo (qv)
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Paul «pl», noun.
Saint, died A.D. 67?, an early Christian missionary who started Christian communities in many countries and wrote most of the epistles in the New Testament. He was known as the “Apostle to the Gentiles.”
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[pôl]Les (1915 - ), U.S. jazz guitarist and guitar designer; born Lester Polfus. In 1946, he invented the solid-body electric guitar. His style of play influenced many rock guitarists. Notable songs: "Mockin’ Bird Hill" (1951) and "Vaya con Dios" (1953)
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paul, -e, paulleUseful english dictionary. 2012.