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Noun: David  dey-vid
  1. French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
    - Jacques Louis David
     
  2. Patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
    - Saint David, St. David
     
  3. (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)

Type of: king, male monarch, painter, patron saint, Rex

Encyclopedia: David, Earl of Huntingdon David, City of David, Chiriquí David, Earl of Northesk David, Gheeraert David, Félicien César David, Felicien Cesar David, Animorph David, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor David David, Baron Gunzburg David, Chiriqui David, California David, Baron Günzburg David, Viscount Lascelles David, Viscont Linley David, Tyron David, Viscount Linley David, the Younger Teniers David, the Younger Hartley David, the Elder Teniers David, Kentucky David, KY David, Jan Władysław David, Lord Elcho David, Prince of the Cumbrians David, Peter David, Panama