Synonyms for Lion (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)):
social lion
WordNet sense 2 ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo):
Leo
WordNet sense 3 (the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22):
Leo the Lion
WordNet sense 4 (large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male):
king of beasts, Panthera leo
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