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dewi sant, saint

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Da⋅vid

[dey-vid for 1, 2, 6; Du. dah-vuht for 3, 6; Fr. da-veed for 4, 6; Sp. dah-veeth for 5, 6]
–noun
1. died c970 b.c., the second king of Israel, reigned c1010–c970, successor to Saul: slayer of the Philistine giant Goliath.
2. Saint. Also called Dewi Sant. a.d. c510–601?, Welsh bishop: patron saint of Wales.
3. Ge⋅rard [gey-rahrt] , 1460?–1523, Flemish artist.
4. Jacques Louis [zhahk lwee] , 1748–1825, French painter.
5. a city in SW Panama. 70,700.
6. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “beloved.”
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David

A large marble statue made by Michelangelo of the biblical king David. Michelangelo portrays him as a youth just about to do battle with the giant Goliath.

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David 
masc. proper name, in O.T. second king of Israel and Judah and author of psalms, from Heb. Dawidh, lit. "darling, beloved friend." The name was common in England and Scotland by 12c., but much earlier in Wales. A nickname form was Dawe, hence surnames Dawson, Dawkins.
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