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Simon
[ sahy-muhn; French see-mawn ]
noun
- the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter ( def 1 ).
- Simon the Zealot, one of the twelve apostles. Matthew 10:4.
- Simon the Canaanite, one of the twelve apostles. Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15.
- a relative, perhaps a brother, of Jesus: sometimes identified with Simon the Canaanite. Matthew 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], 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) [sur , jon, , awlz, -br, oo, k], 1873–1954, British statesman and lawyer.
- Neil, 1927–2018, U.S. playwright.
- Paul, born 1941, U.S. singer and songwriter.
- a male given name, form of Simeon.
Simon
/ ˈsaɪmən /
noun
- the original name of (Saint) Peter
- New Testament
- See Simon Zelotes
- AlsoSimon the Tanner a relative of Jesus, who may have been identical with Simon Zelotes (Matthew 13:55)
- AlsoSimon the Tanner a Christian of Joppa with whom Peter stayed (Acts of the Apostles 9:43)
- SimonJohn (Allsebrook), 1st Viscount Simon18731954MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanLAW: lawyer 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)
- Simon(Marvin) Neil1927MUSTHEATRE: dramatistMUSIC: librettist ( 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
- SimonPaul1942MUSMUSIC: pop singerMUSIC: songwriter 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)
Example Sentences
He also helped raise Simon’s two children from a previous marriage and was very close to them, his wife said.
Simon applied for an additional $250,000 in the next round of relief.
With Simon’s track record for community-centered, informative and creative programming, he is the perfect person to help us reach new and varied audiences with quality and innovation.
Simon says that’s a sign the agent is serious about researching your travel profile.
Simon was taken to a hospital, where he died a few hours later, police said.
In Psycho a psychiatrist (the young Simon Oakland) tells us in clinical terms what we've seen.
Those in the race—Senator Paul Simon, Rep. Dick Gephardt, Rev. Jesse Jackson—were far behind.
The coup came just months after Simon revealed he had beaten throat cancer.
Simon did not expect to inherit, and in a way he never really did.
The story of Alstory Simon has all the scope and scale, the cruel reversals, and pointless waste of proper tragedy.
Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life propped up the house, and in his days fortified the temple.
We have the cylinder and ends home from Polgooth, and my cousin Simon Vivian is making the tubes.
Advancing on foot, the Scots planted their ladders unperceived and scaled the wall at the point where Simon was in charge.
Probably, it is just a piece of 'Folly'; yet in other things Simon Waterman had the reputation of being a sane, sensible man.
The first vessel adapted to these purposes was the “Argonaut,” built by Simon Lake in 1894.
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