john the evangelist

Noun
  1. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus;
    Traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation (synset 111105914)
    referred to in: new testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
    is an instance of:
    • apostle - (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
    • evangelist - (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
    • saint - a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
    same as: john, john the divine, saint john, saint john the apostle, st. john, st. john the apostle

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