First Known Use: before 12th century
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Paul
noun \ˈpȯl\
Definition of PAUL
: an early Christian apostle and missionary and author of several New Testament epistles
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Origin 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 Ger. physicist
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