SAUL

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• SAUL (noun)
  The noun SAUL has 2 senses:

1. (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)

2. (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

  Familiarity information: SAUL used as a noun is rare.

• SAUL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Apostle of the Gentiles; Apostle Paul; Paul; Paul the Apostle; Saint Paul; Saul; Saul of Tarsus; St. Paul

Context example:

Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity

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 

If Saul could have had you for his David, the evil spirit would have been exorcised without the aid of the harp.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)