laurentius

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}]
    

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