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Paul

noun \ ˈpȯl \

Definition of Paul

: an early Christian apostle and missionary and author of several New Testament epistles

Origin and Etymology of paul

Latin Paulus, from Greek Paulos

Paul

biographical name \ ˈpȯl \

Definition of Paul

name of 6 popes: especially III (Alessandro Farnese) 1468–1549 (pope 1534–49); V 1552–1621 (pope 1605–21); VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) 1897–1978 (pope 1963–78)

Paul

biographical name \ ˈpau̇(-ə)l \

Definition of Paul

Wolfgang 1913–1993 German physicist

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