david Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
   Saint David; St. David.
   
2. noun French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
   Jacques Louis David.
   
3. noun (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)
   

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