St. John
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- proper noun
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San Juan
- On the feast day of St. John the Baptist, martyred by Herod Antipas for his defense of the Law of Moses regarding marriage, here is a family film about Moses himself leading his people to freedom.
- St. John the Baptist
- Beheading of St. John
- St. John of the Cross
Examples
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Let's not forget St. Agnes, the Cathedral, St. Vincent Ferrer, Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. John the Baptist, St. Paul the Apostle, St. Malachy's, St. Jean Baptiste and numerous others.
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"A reading from a letter of St. John."
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The Fortnight for Freedom begins on the eve of the feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More.
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He's really developed that 15-17 footer," added St. John.
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His text, from the Gospel of St. John, was "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone," and he dealt with the passage on the woman taken in adultery.
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O night that has united the Lover with his beloved, transforming the beloved in her Lover." - St. John of the Cross, The Ascent of Mount Carmel, Stanza 5
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When I was a kid, one of my favorites was The Ghost Next Door by Willys Folk St. John about a girl who had an imaginary playmate, possibly the ghost of the dead half-sister that she didn't know about.
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In the church service, the priest began with a reading from the Gospel of St. John.
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Many scholars believe that St. John authored the final book of the New Testament.
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On his feast day, the congregation celebrated the life of St. John the Apostle.
Synonyms
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One of Jesus's twelve followers who is said to have written the Gospel of John and other New Testament books
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A name for the Christian leader John believed to have written the fourth Gospel, three letters, and Revelation
One of the twelve first followers of Jesus who is said to have written parts of the New Testament
A follower of Jesus who people believe wrote the Gospel of John, three letters, and Revelation
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
St. + John
The form 'St.' (Saint) + 'John' transparently signals a holy person named John, so a learner who knows the constituents will infer it refers to a saintly/religious figure. However, the specific identification as the New Testament apostle and attributed authorship of the Gospel and Revelation requires cultural or encyclopedic knowledge and is not derivable from the words alone.
Etymology
St. John refers to John, one of Jesus' twelve followers who later became a saint and is often linked to the Gospel of John. Because of his writings and his role in the church, people use the name 'St. John' to honor him today.