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). Synonyms: Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius.

(noun) Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935). Synonyms: T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia.

(noun) English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830). Synonyms: Sir Thomas Lawrence.

(noun) English actress (1898-1952). Synonyms: Gertrude Lawrence.

(noun) United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958). Synonyms: E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence.

(noun) English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930). Synonyms: D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence.

(noun) a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856.