lawrence

Noun
  1. Roman martyr;
    Supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) (synset 111141098)
    referred to in: christian religion, christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
    is an instance of:
    • martyr - one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
    • saint - a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
    same as: laurentius, saint lawrence, st. lawrence
  2. Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks;
    He later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) (synset 111140824)
    is an instance of:
    • soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
    • author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    same as: lawrence of arabia, t. e. lawrence, thomas edward lawrence
  3. English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830) (synset 111140623)
    is an instance of: painter - an artist who paints
    same as: sir thomas lawrence
  4. English actress (1898-1952) (synset 111140520)
    is an instance of: actress - a female actor
    same as: gertrude lawrence
  5. United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) (synset 111140358)
    is an instance of: nuclear physicist - a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
    same as: e. o. lawrence, ernest orlando lawrence
  6. English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) (synset 111140136)
    is an instance of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    same as: d. h. lawrence, david herbert lawrence
  7. A town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River;
    Scene of raids by John Brown in 1856 (synset 109111114)
    is an instance of: town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
    is a part of: kan., kansas, ks, sunflower state - a state in midwestern United States

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