laurentius
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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) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | martyr, |
| definition | : | one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person) |
| instance hypernym | : | saint, |
| definition | : | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | christian religion, christianity, |
| definition | : | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior (noun.cognition) |
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