LAURENTIUS

Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius

(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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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