John
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- proper noun
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Juan
- In the New Testament, John writes about the teachings and miracles of Jesus.
Examples
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According to tradition, John authored the Book of Revelation while in exile on Patmos.
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Father, will you grant me permission to go with John?
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Mr. Secretary, this is Major John McGill, an old friend of mine.
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Detective John Clayburn, Vegas Homicide.
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Similarly, Indiana's PhD program suffered until quite recently when John Messenger joined the staff there.
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In contrast, destruction and loss are the central themes in John's much shorter telling.
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As she noted on multiple occasions, James and fellow pragmatist John Dewey were important models.
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It's me, John Baxter.
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Once he asked Megan's dad, John Rapp, why all the leafless trees had died.
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When he was a boy in upstate New York, John A. Swanson excelled at science and math.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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One of Jesus' twelve apostles who is thought to have written the fourth Gospel and Revelation
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A name for the Christian leader John believed to have written the fourth Gospel, three letters, and Revelation
A follower of Jesus who people believe wrote the Gospel of John, three letters, and Revelation
One of the twelve first followers of Jesus who is said to have written parts of the New Testament
One of Jesus's disciples in the New Testament believed to have written the Gospel and Revelation
One of Jesus's followers long thought to have written the Gospel of John, three letters, and Revelation
Idioms
Trying very hard even when facing a much stronger opponent
Compounds
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5.8
The fourth and last book in the New Testament that tells about the life and what Jesus taught
A large airport in Queens in New York City that handles domestic and international flights
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A name for the Christian leader John believed to have written the fourth Gospel, three letters, and Revelation
A long bridge that crosses the Delaware River between Chester, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, New Jersey, named after John Barry
The fourth book of the New Testament that tells about the life and teachings of Jesus
- Informal
An old informal name for the British trading company that ruled parts of India
- Literature
A book in the Bible that describes visions about the end of the world
A river in northeastern North America that starts in Maine and flows through New Brunswick to the Bay of Fundy
A short letter in the New Testament thought to be written by John the Apostle
A short letter in the New Testament addressed to Gaius and linked to John the Apostle
- Offensive
A joking name for someone with little formal education, especially in Latin
A river that starts in Maine, USA and flows northeast through New Brunswick into the Bay of Fundy
Surface Forms
Etymology
John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, which means 'God is gracious', and that is the same name given to the apostle in the New Testament, so when you read about the apostle John the name simply identifies that man with this meaning.