St. Lawrence

Definitions of St. Lawrence

1. noun

   a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
   synonyms: Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence River

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   river

   a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
2. noun

   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: Laurentius, Lawrence, Saint Lawrence

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   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