david meaning and definition

DAVID noun

Definition of David (noun)

1. patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
   • synonyms: Saint David, St. David
2. French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
   • synonyms: 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)