laurentius

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laurentius - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Laurentius
      n 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) [syn: Lawrence, Saint Lawrence
           , St. Lawrence, Laurentius]