| NOUN | person | Saint Lawrence, Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius | Roman martyr |
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| object | Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River | a North American river |
| 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 | 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 | A North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic. | |
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| Synonyms | Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River | |
| Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
| Part of | Canada | A nation in northern North America |
| United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean | |
| Spanish | Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence | |
| Catalan | St. Lawrence | |
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