Saul
[sɔ:l]
Definition
(noun.) (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines).
Editor: Susanna--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Soul.
(n.) Same as Sal, the tree.
Inputed by Evelyn
Examples
- For instance, if he took his supper after a hard day, to the Dead March in Saul, his food might be likely to sit heavy on him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But the nature and position of their land was against the Hebrews, and their first king Saul was no more successful than their judges. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in Mount Gilboa. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- If Saul could have had you for his David, the evil spirit would have been exorcised without the aid of the harp. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Emanuelsad as Saul, and stern as Joab, and there triumphed his accusers. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And presently there arose a second great teacher, whom many modern authorities regard as the real founder of Christianity, Saul of Tarsus, or Paul. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- If he had been a Saul or a Bonaparte--ah! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It may be the David to your Saul, and drive the evil spirit out of you. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Saul had crept to this place in the darkness, while his army slept, to learn what fate awaited him in the morrow's battle. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Had she been a mother she would have christened her boys such names as Saul or Sisera in preference to Jacob or David, neither of whom she admired. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- That's the Dead March in Saul. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The harp with which David stirred the dead soul of Saul was the prototype of the sweet clavichord, the romantic virginal, the tinkling harpsichord, and the grand piano. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Bella hummed the Dead March in Saul, and said, after all it signified very little! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I am Saul; but for music I should perish. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Supposing that the tune allotted to him was the Dead March in Saul. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Ludwig