David (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. died c970 b.c., the second king of Israel, reigned c1010–c970, successor to Saul: slayer of the Philistine giant Goliath.
  2. Welsh bishop: patron saint of Wales.
  3. Flemish artist.
  4. French painter.
  5. a city in SW Panama.
  6. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “beloved.”
noun
  1. the second king of the Hebrews (about 1000–962 bc), who united Israel as a kingdom with Jerusalem as its capital
  2. Elizabeth . 1914–92, British cookery writer. Her books include Mediterranean Food (1950) and An Omelette and a Glass of Wine (1984)
  3. Jacques Louis (ʒɑk lwi). 1748–1825, French neoclassical painter of such works as the Oath of the Horatii (1784), Death of Socrates (1787), and The Intervention of the Sabine Women (1799). He actively supported the French Revolution and became court painter to Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804; banished at the Bourbon restoration
  4. Saint . 6th century ad, Welsh bishop; patron saint of Wales. Feast day: March 1
David (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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