Paul (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
  2. U.S. women's-rights activist.
  3. U.S. novelist.
  4. pen name of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter.
  5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “little”.
noun
  1. 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
  2. Jean. See Jean Paul
  3. Les, real name Lester Polfuss. 1915–2009, US guitarist: creator of the solid-body electric guitar and pioneer in multitrack recording
Paul (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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