Definition of Lawrence

  • 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) Noun
  • 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) Noun
  • 3. English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830) Noun
  • 4. English actress (1898-1952) Noun
  • 5. United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) Noun
  • 6. English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) Noun
  • 7. A town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856 Noun

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