Lawrence
noun
1 Lawrence
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).
synonyms: Laurentius, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence.
Dutch: Laurentius
2 Lawrence
Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935).
synonyms: Lawrence of Arabia, T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence.
3 Lawrence
English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830).
synonym: Sir Thomas Lawrence.
4 Lawrence
English actress (1898-1952).
synonym: Gertrude Lawrence.
5 Lawrence
United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958).
synonyms: E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence.
6 Lawrence
English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930).
synonyms: D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence.
7 Lawrence
A town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856.
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