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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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);
[syn: Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Laurentius n 1: 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) [syn: Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius]