Simon

[ sahy-muh n; French see-mawn for 7 ]

/ ˈsaɪ mən; French siˈmɔ̃ for 7 /

noun

the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.

Simon the Zealot, one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:4.

the Canaanite, one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15.

a relative, perhaps a brother, of Jesus: sometimes identified with Simon the Canaanite. Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3.

(“Simon Magus”) the Samaritan sorcerer who was converted by the apostle Philip. Acts 8:9–24.

(“Simon Magus”) fl. 2nd century a.d. ?, founder of a Gnostic sect and reputed prototype of the Faust legend: often identified with the Biblical Simon Magus.

Claude [klohd] /kloʊd/,1913–2005, French novelist, born in Madagascar: Nobel prize 1985.

Herbert Alexander,1916–2001, U.S. social scientist and economist: Nobel prize 1978.

Sir John (Allse·brook)

[awlz-broo k] /ˈɔlzˌbrʊk/,1873–1954, British statesman and lawyer.

Neil,born 1927, U.S. playwright.

Paul,born 1942, U.S. singer and songwriter.

a male given name, form of Simeon.

Example sentences from the Web for simon

In Psycho a psychiatrist (the young Simon Oakland) tells us in clinical terms what we've seen.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The coup came just months after Simon revealed he had beaten throat cancer.

Drawing Room Coup at Brideshead House Forces Out Simon And Becci Howard |Tom Sykes |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Simon did not expect to inherit, and in a way he never really did.

Drawing Room Coup at Brideshead House Forces Out Simon And Becci Howard |Tom Sykes |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Finally, Ciolino volunteered a lawyer, Jack Rimland, to represent Simon in court.

Wrongly Imprisoned for 15 Years Thanks to an Innocence Project |Jacob Siegel |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Simon Fisher Turner told me he last saw Jarman lying dead in the hospital chapel.

The Queer Genius of Film Director Derek Jarman |Tim Teeman |November 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Burial became too gigantic a labor, and John and Simon ordered the bodies thrown over the walls to prevent pestilence.

The City of Delight |Elizabeth Miller
Then Simon scratched his head and said, 'I can't understand it at all.

The Green Fairy Book |Various
He first presented Simon to the young woman and then presented her to him.

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel |Robert Shea
"Bit of luck I call this, sir," he added, as with the assistance of Simon Quarle he got it onto his shoulders.

The Cruise of the Make-Believes |Tom Gallon
Then he turned toward the woman, and went on, still speaking to Simon.

Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old |Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

British Dictionary definitions for simon

Simon

/ (ˈsaɪmən) /

noun

the original name of (Saint) Peter (def. 1)

New Testament

See Simon Zelotes
Also: Simon the Tanner a relative of Jesus, who may have been identical with Simon Zelotes (Matthew 13:55)
Also: Simon the Tanner a Christian of Joppa with whom Peter stayed (Acts of the Apostles 9:43)

John (Allsebrook), 1st Viscount Simon. 1873–1954, British statesman and lawyer. He was Liberal home secretary (1915–16) and, as a leader of the National Liberals, foreign secretary (1931–35), home secretary (1935–37), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1937–40), Lord Chancellor (1940–45)

(Marvin) Neil. born 1927, US dramatist and librettist, whose plays include Barefoot in the Park (1963), California Suite (1976), Biloxi Blues (1985), Lost in Yonkers (1990), and London Suite (1995): many have been made into films

Paul. born 1941, US pop singer and songwriter. His albums include: with Art Garfunkel (born 1941), The Sounds of Silence (1966), and Bridge over Troubled Water (1970); and, solo, Graceland (1986), The Rhythm of the Saints (1990), and You're The One (2000)

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British Dictionary definitions for simon

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