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SAINT PAUL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities
Synonyms:
capital of Minnesota; Saint Paul; St. Paul
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
Holonyms ("Saint Paul" is a part of...):
Gopher State; Minn.; Minnesota; MN; North Star State (a midwestern state)
Holonyms ("Saint Paul" is a member of...):
Twin Cities (nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(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
Example:
Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity
Synonyms:
Apostle of the Gentiles; Apostle Paul; Paul; Paul the Apostle; Saint Paul; Saul; Saul of Tarsus; St. Paul
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
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)
Domain category:
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)
Context examples:
By Saint Paul! it was a noble sight when two great armies would draw together upon a certain day, and all who had a vow would ride forth to discharge themselves of it.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Saint Paul! said Sir Nigel, blinking up at them, I think that we have much to hope for from these cavaliers, for they cluster very thickly upon our flanks.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Saint Paul! cried Sir Nigel, with his one eye glowing like an ember, these appear to be two very worthy and debonair gentlemen.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Saint Paul! quoth Sir Nigel, it is very clear to me that the sword is like thyself, good alderman, apt either for war or for peace.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Saint Paul! answered Sir Nigel, I should be a sorry knight if I ask pay for standing by a countryman in a strange land.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
As long as the prince doth me the honor to entrust this venture to me, it is for me only to give orders; and, by Saint Paul!
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Saint Paul! said Sir Nigel, if you have indeed this power to open and to shut the gates of hope, then indeed you stand high above mankind.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Saint Paul! lisped Sir Nigel, this is certainly a man whom it is worth journeying far to know.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Saint Paul! quoth Sir Nigel, plucking the patch from his eye, I think that I am now clear of my vow, for this Spanish knight was a person from whom much honor might be won.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Saint Paul!
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
