Standard Lemma guide

Pauline

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • pô'līn'
  • /ˈpɔːˌlaɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈpɔˌlaɪn/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American: /ˈpɔˌlin/ without the cot–caught merger
  • Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˈpɑˌlaɪn/
  • Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˈpɑˌlin/
  • rhymes with -ɔːlaɪn
  • pô'lēn'
  • /ˈpɔːˌliːn/
  • General-American: /pɔˈlin/
  • US, cot-caught-merger, dialectal: /pɑˈlin/ of Canada
  • Canada, dialectal: /pɒˈlin/ of the US
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P AO0 L IY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Paul the Apostle, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Paulian

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name from Latin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of a religious order named after Paul the Apostle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A person who follows or is associated with Paul the Apostle or his doctrines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Paulian

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

One of the Pauline epistles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A member of St Paul’s School, London.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English Paulyn, from Latin Paulīnus. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (adjectival suffix).

From French Pauline, in turn from Latin Paulīna; in regular use since the 19th century. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (feminine suffix).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: paulí — of or relating to Paul the Apostle and his doctrines
  • German: paulinisch — of or relating to Paul the Apostle and his doctrines
  • Hungarian: páli — of or relating to Paul the Apostle and his doctrines
  • Italian: paolino — of or relating to Paul the Apostle and his doctrines
  • Polish: Pawłowy — of or relating to Paul the Apostle and his doctrines
  • Portuguese: paulino — of or relating to Paul the Apostle and his doctrines
  • Swedish: paulinsk — of or relating to Paul the Apostle and his doctrines
  • Albanian: Palina — female given name
  • Albanian: Paulina — female given name
  • Albanian: Pavlina — female given name
  • Bulgarian: Павли́на (Pavlína) — female given name
  • Bulgarian: Поли́на (Polína) — female given name
  • Czech: Pavlína — female given name
  • Danish: Pauline — female given name
  • Finnish: Pauliina — female given name
  • French: Pauline — female given name
  • German: Pauline — female given name
  • Greek: Παυλίνα (Pavlína) — female given name
  • Greek: Πωλίνα (Polína) — female given name
  • Greenlandic: Paaliit — female given name
  • Macedonian: Павли́на (Pavlína) — female given name
  • Polish: Paulina — female given name
  • Portuguese: Paulina — female given name
  • Portuguese: Pauline — female given name
  • Russian: Поли́на (Polína) — female given name
  • Spanish: Paulina — female given name
Real reading context

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