Definition of Peter

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Definition of Peter
	Peter A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles, To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out. Related Definitions: As, Baptismal, Become, Common, Exhausted, Fail, For, Generally, Has, Man, Mine, Name, Of, One, Out, Petered, Run, That, The, To, Used, With

Peter Quotations

Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.
Jonathan Swift

The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you.
Pope John Paul II

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
George Bernard Shaw

Comedy. It was just huge in my house. Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness, Monty Python and all those James Bond movies were highly regarded.
Mike Myers

I love to come in and play with a wig or glasses or clothes. I love using props. I'm from the Peter Sellers school of trying to prepare for the character.
Dan Aykroyd

Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage.
Tom Brokaw

Peter, of the three of us, was our prince. He seemed so timeless. He had such elan and style.
Tom Brokaw

Peter will have a place in this brotherhood forever.
Tom Brokaw

No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
Barbara Walters

My friends are Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and we're singing about mortality, getting older. It's an interesting time.
Sting

Peter Translations

peter in Dutch is piemel, plassertje, plasser

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