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Paul

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Paul  (pôl), Saint a.d. 5?-67?
Apostle to the Gentiles whose life and teachings are set forth in his epistles and the Acts of the Apostles.

Pauline (-n, -n) adj.

Paul, Alice 1885-1977.
American feminist who founded (1916) the National Woman's Party and wrote (1923) the first equal rights amendment to be considered by the U.S. Congress.
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Alice Paul
photographed in 1920

Paul [pɔːl]
n
1. (Biographies / Paul, Saint (death date: ?67) M, Jewish, RELIGION: apostle, RELIGION: missionary, RELIGION: martyr, RELIGION: saint) 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 Related adj Pauline
2. (Biographies) Jean. See Jean Paul
3. (Biographies / Paul, Les (1915 M, US, MUSIC: guitarist, MUSIC: guitar maker) Les, real name Lester Polfuss. born 1915, US guitarist: creator of the solid-body electric guitar and pioneer in multitrack recording
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Noun1.Paul - United States feminist (1885-1977)
2.Paul - (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the GentilesPaul - (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; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
Translations
Paul [pɔːl] NPablo; (= Saint) → Pablo; (= Pope) → Paulo
see also John
Paul
nPaul m; (Bibl) → Paulus m


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