SINCE 1828
Paul
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Definition of Paul
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: an early Christian apostle and missionary and author of several New Testament epistles
Paul
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Definition of Paul (Entry 2 of 3)
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
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Definition of Paul (Entry 3 of 3)
Wolfgang 1913–1993 German physicist
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