st. john the baptist

1. (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized);
   Was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome (synset 111107349)
   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:

   • hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte - one who lives in solitude
   • saint - a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
   same as: john the baptist

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