| NOUN | person | Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius | Roman martyr |
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| person | Lawrence, T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia | Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks | |
| person | Lawrence, Sir Thomas Lawrence | English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830) | |
| person | Lawrence, Gertrude Lawrence | English actress (1898-1952) | |
| person | Lawrence, E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence | United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) | |
| person | Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence | English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) | |
| location | Lawrence | a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River |
| Sounds | lao'rahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | 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). | |
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| Synonyms | Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius | |
| Category | Christianity, Christian religion | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior |
| Instance of | martyr | One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing / refusing to renounce their religion |
| saint | A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization | |
| Meaning | Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935). | |
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| Synonyms | T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia | |
| Instance of | soldier | An enlisted ... / enlisted man or woman who serves in an army |
| writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | |
| Spanish | T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence | |
| Catalan | T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence | |
| Meaning | English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830). | |
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| Synonym | Sir Thomas Lawrence | |
| Instance of | painter | An artist who paints / paints |
| Meaning | English actress (1898-1952). | |
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| Synonym | Gertrude Lawrence | |
| Instance of | actress | A female actor |
| Spanish | Gertrude Lawrence | |
| Catalan | Gertrude Lawrence | |
| Meaning | United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958). | |
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| Synonyms | E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence | |
| Instance of | nuclear physicist | A physicist who specializes in nuclear physics |
| Spanish | Ernest Orlando Lawrence | |
| Catalan | Ernest Orlando Lawrence | |
| Meaning | English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930). | |
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| Synonyms | D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence | |
| Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
| Spanish | David Herbert Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence | |
| Catalan | David Herbert Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence, Lawrence | |
| Meaning | A town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856. | |
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| Instance of | town | An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city |
| Part of | Kansas, Sunflower State, KS, Kan. | A state in midwestern United States |
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