Pauline

¹ American  

[paw-leen] / pɔˈlin /

noun

1. a female given name.

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Pauline ² American  

[paw-lahyn, -leen] / ˈpɔ laɪn, -lin /

adjective

1. of or relating to the apostle Paul or to his doctrines or writings.

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Pauline British  

/ ˈpɔːlaɪn /

adjective

1. relating to Saint Paul or to his doctrines

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Etymology

Origin of Pauline

From the Medieval Latin word Paulīnus, dating back to 1325–75. See Paul ( def. 1 ), -ine ¹

Example Sentences

"It is not illegal, but it is immoral," Pauline Boyer, the head of Greenpeace France's nuclear campaign, told AFP.

From Barron's

British actor Pauline Collins, who earned an Oscar nomination for her turn as the stuck-in-a-rut housewife of “Shirley Valentine,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times

Pauline Collins, the star of the film Shirley Valentine, for which she was Oscar nominated in 1990, has died at the age of 85.

From BBC

With a foreword by Alexis Pauline Gumbs and an afterword by Imani Perry, the editors of this carefully curated collection weave a mosaic of narratives from those who studied with and were mentored by Jordan.

From Salon

For a glimpse into the sealed world of the establishment media, nothing tops Pauline Kael’s famous observation about the 1972 presidential election.

From The Wall Street Journal