David - Definition
david
n 1: patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) [syn: David, Saint
David, St. David]
2: French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French
Revolution (1748-1825) [syn: David, Jacques Louis David]
3: (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young
shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and
killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from
a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many
of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)