Newman

/ˈnumən/

Other forms: Newmans

Definitions of Newman

1. noun

   United States film actor (born in 1925)
   synonyms: Paul Leonard Newman, Paul Newman

   example of:

   actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian

   a theatrical performer
2. noun

   English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890)
   synonyms: Cardinal Newman, John Henry Newman

   example of:

   archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate

   a senior clergyman and dignitary

   theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer

   someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology