Paul

American  

[pawl, paul] / pɔl, paʊl /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.

2. Alice, 1885–1977, U.S. women's-rights activist.

3. Elliot (Harold), 1891–1958, U.S. novelist.

4. Jean pen name of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter.

5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “little”.

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Paul British  

/ pɔːl /

noun

1. Saint. Also called: Paul the Apostle, Saul of Tarsus. original name Saul. died ?67 _ad , one of the first Christian missionaries to the Gentiles, who died a martyr in Rome. Until his revelatory conversion he had assisted in persecuting the Christians. He wrote many of the Epistles in the New Testament. Feast day: June 29

2. Jean. See Jean Paul

3. Les, real name Lester Polfuss. 1915–2009, US guitarist: creator of the solid-body electric guitar and pioneer in multitrack recording

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Paul Cultural  

1. Ancient Christian preacher and teacher; along with the Apostle Peter, one of the foremost leaders of the early Christian Church. Paul, originally called Saul, was at first an enemy and persecutor of the early Christians. As he rode to Damascus one day, seeking to suppress the Christians there, a strong light from heaven blinded him, and God spoke to him; after this experience, Saul became a Christian. Going by the Greek name Paul, he spent the rest of his life bringing the gospel to the peoples of the ancient world. The New Testament includes his many epistles (letters) to the early Christian communities.

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Paul Idioms  

1. see rob Peter to pay Paul.

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Example Sentences

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Paul

Pamela Paul sat in on the class to discover why old-school learning is suddenly so popular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

"You have to remember he is 16 years of age, he's a kid," former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson said on Sky Sports.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Receiver Paul Turner continues to have great season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Analysts at RBC Capital Markets, led by Paul Treiber, noted that the beat was higher than both the previous quarter’s and the average of $0.14 across the past 12 months.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

I bit my lip again and then, after I checked to make sure Mr. Paul wasn’t looking, I opened up the box.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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