Law·rence /ˈlɔrəns/
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)
synset: Lawrence, Saint_Lawrence, St._Lawrence, Laurentius
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)
synset: Lawrence, T._E._Lawrence, Thomas_Edward_Lawrence, Lawrence_of_Arabia
3. English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)
synset: Lawrence, Sir_Thomas_Lawrence
4. English actress (1898-1952)
synset: Lawrence, Gertrude_Lawrence
5. United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)
synset: Lawrence, E._O._Lawrence, Ernest_Orlando_Lawrence
6. English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
synset: Lawrence, D._H._Lawrence, David_Herbert_Lawrence
7. a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
synset: Lawrence
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