Saint Lawrence meaning

UK /seɪnt ˈlɒrəns/ US /seɪnt ˈlɔrəns/ 3 syllables

Saint Lawrence (noun): 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).

Saint Lawrence has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Saint Lawrence as a 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)

    Synonyms: Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius

    Type of: martyr, saint

  2. a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic

    Synonyms: Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River

    Type of: river

How to pronounce Saint Lawrence

Saint Lawrence is pronounced /seɪnt ˈlɒrəns/ in British English and /seɪnt ˈlɔrəns/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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