1. (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)

• laurentius
• saint lawrence
• st. lawrence

2. (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)

• lawrence of arabia
• t. e. lawrence
• thomas edward lawrence

3. (noun) English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)

• sir thomas lawrence

4. (noun) English actress (1898-1952)

• gertrude lawrence

5. (noun) United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)

• e. o. lawrence
• ernest orlando lawrence

6. (noun) English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)

• d. h. lawrence
• david herbert lawrence

1. (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)

• christian religion
• christianity