Newman

/ˈnumən/
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Definitions of Newman
  1. noun
    United States film actor (born in 1925)
    synonyms: Paul Leonard Newman, Paul Newman
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    actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian
    a theatrical performer
  2. noun
    English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890)
    synonyms: Cardinal Newman, John Henry Newman
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    archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
    theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer
    someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
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