saul of tarsus

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saul of tarsus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Saul of Tarsus
      n 1: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles;
           author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even
           though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is
           considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his
           conversion to Christianity" [syn: Paul, Saint Paul,
           St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle, Apostle of the Gentiles
           , Saul, Saul of Tarsus]