|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

Laurentius

DEFINITIONS OF: Laurentius

1

n 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)

Synonyms:
Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence
Example 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
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES