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lawrence

/lˈɔɹʌns/noun2 syllables

Lawrence means: 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 for lawrence14

noun, as in 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)

Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius

noun, as in Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)

T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia

noun, as in United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)

Ernest Lawrence, E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence

noun, as in English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)

D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence

noun, as in English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)

Sir Thomas Lawrence

noun, as in English actress (1898-1952)

Gertrude Lawrence

What does lawrence mean?7

noun

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)

2

Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)

3

United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)

4

English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)

5

English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)

6

English actress (1898-1952)

7

a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lawrence?1

two syllables

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Lawrence in a sentence

  • Lawrence, the younger, had been a delicate youth.Hybrid
  • D.H. Lawrence is a novelist and poet.CN
  • It seemed to be the middle of the night when I was awakened by Lawrence Cavendish.Hybrid

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