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  • proper noun A female given name.
  • adjective Of or relating to the Apostle Paul, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.

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From French Pauline, in turn from Latin Paulina; in regular use since the nineteenth century.

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From Paul + -ine.

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