Paul

[ pawl poul ]

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noun

Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul ( def 2 ).
Alice, 1885–1977, U.S. women's-rights activist.
Elliot (Harold), 1891–1958, U.S. novelist.
Jean [zhah, n], pen name of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “little”.

Paul

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noun

Paul, Saint?67MJewishRELIGION: apostleRELIGION: missionaryRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: 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 Pauline
Jean. See Jean Paul
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Paul

Ancient Christian preacher and teacher; along with the Apostle Peter , one of the foremost leaders of the early Christian Church. Paul, originally called Saul, was at first an enemy and persecutor of the early Christians. As he rode to Damascus one day, seeking to suppress the Christians there, a strong light from heaven blinded him, and God spoke to him; after this experience, Saul became a Christian. Going by the Greek name Paul, he spent the rest of his life bringing the gospel to the peoples of the ancient world. The New Testament includes his many epistles (letters) to the early Christian communities.

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see rob Peter to pay Paul .

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Lloyd was leading the trip alongside her friend and neighbour Paul, a dad-of-three and Army veteran.

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At the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005, the then Prince of Wales found himself unexpectedly shaking hands with President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.

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In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister since 2014, said the Pope was driven to carry on because he knew he had an opportunity to help the powerless.

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It is also very different from the funeral of the last pope to die while still in office - that of John Paul II in 2005.

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Half an hour later, at 09:00 local time, patriarchs from the Orthodox church and cardinals will congregate in Saint Sebastian Chapel, inside the basilica, where the remains of Pope John Paul II lie.

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