1. saul(n = noun.person) - (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines);
is a kind of king, male monarch, rex
2. saul(n = noun.person) apostle of the gentiles, apostle paul, paul, paul the apostle, saint paul, saul of tarsus, st. paul - (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
is a kind of apostelic father, apostle, missionary, missioner, saint
Soul. [1913 Webster]
Same as Sal, the tree. [1913 Webster]