saul

Noun
  1. (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines) (synset 111302603)
    referred to in: old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    is an instance of: king, male monarch, rex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
  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 (synset 111245651)
    "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
    referred to in: 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
    is an instance of:
    • apostelic father, apostle - any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
    • missionary, missioner - someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
    • saint - a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
    same as: apostle of the gentiles, apostle paul, paul, paul the apostle, saint paul, saul of tarsus, st. paul

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