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The word “paul” appears in literature with a rich diversity of meanings and references, often serving as a personal name, a symbol of religious authority, or even a label for objects of study. In religious texts and theological discussions, for example, “St. Paul” is frequently invoked as a central figure in early Christian thought ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]), while passages such as those found in biblical exegesis ([7], [8], [9]) draw on his epistolary and doctrinal legacy. Outside strictly religious contexts, “Paul” emerges as a common given name for characters in novels and narratives, representing individuals with distinct personalities—ranging from the thoughtful and reflective ([10], [11], [12]) to more assertive or even contentious figures ([13], [14], [15]). The name is also employed in historical and anecdotal texts, where it may denote notable individuals or serve as an allusion to cultural heritage ([16], [17], [18]), and even appears in technical discourses, such as discussions of surgical instruments ([19], [20], [21]). In this way, “paul” functions multifariously in literature: as a beacon of religious tradition, as a familiar personal name, and as a stylistic marker that carries both historical and symbolic weight.
  1. As he spoke these things and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  2. S. Peter and S. Paul, though their controversie were great, (as we may read in Gal. 2.11.)
    — from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
  3. The writer must therefore have been ( c ) St Paul himself.
    — from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon by J. B. Lightfoot
  4. What then is Apollo and what is Paul?
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  5. 2. A letter written from Laodicea by St Paul.
    — from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon by J. B. Lightfoot
  6. Acts Chapter 26 Paul gives an account to Agrippa of his life, conversion and calling. 26:1.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  7. Amen. Book 62 2 Timothy THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO TIMOTHY
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  8. And the day following, Paul went in with us unto James: and all the ancients were assembled.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  9. For we would have come unto you, I Paul indeed, once and again: but Satan hath hindered us.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  10. “Then I won’t worry,” said Paul, with a long breath of relief, “especially as I really think Mary Joe will listen to reason.
    — from Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
  11. Anne permitted herself a smile, since Paul was not looking at her.
    — from Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
  12. Paul never needed any coaxing to tell his thoughts . . .
    — from Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
  13. "Why did he thank me ?" thought Paul Petrovitch to himself after Nikolai had gone."
    — from Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
  14. continued Paul Petrovitch politely—also, without the least shadow of a smile.
    — from Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
  15. “Pray shake hands with me, Paul Ivanovitch.”
    — from Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol
  16. The body of King Edmond rested for the space of three years in the parish church of St. Gregorie, near unto the cathedral church of St. Paul.
    — from The Survey of London by John Stow
  17. He might as well have expected to move St. Paul’s Cathedral by looking at it, as to move Me.
    — from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
  18. He met at San Sisto a Muscovite ambassador, the second who had come to Rome since the pontificate of Paul III.
    — from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne
  19. Albucasis, who conveys entire the passage on pterygium from Paul, gives figures of both these instruments.
    — from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne
  20. A similar tube is recommended by Celsus and Paul for insertion after operations on the rectum and vagina.
    — from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne
  21. Paul (VI. xxiv and III. xxiii) says that foreign bodies may be sucked from the ear with a reed.
    — from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne

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