Thaddaeus

1 9.9

One of Jesus's twelve followers whom people often ask for help in very difficult or hopeless situations

proper noun
/ˈθædeɪəs/

Literature

: Tadeo

Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite, was one of the Twelve Apostles.

Examples

And Theresa, married to Thaddaeus.

Fiction book (1996)
Bartholomew had a window, and Philip, and Thomas, and Matthew, and the other James, the other Simon, and Thaddaeus.

Fiction book (1999)
Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite.

King of Kings (1961)
Thousands of St. Jude followers travel to the church of Saint Jude Thaddaeus every 28th of the month, as part of a monthly pilgrimage.

Blog text (25)
In the New Testament, Thaddaeus is sometimes referred to as the brother of St. James.
Many people pray to St. Jude Thaddaeus for help in desperate situations.

Synonyms

Jude

vsThaddaeus

Literature

11 7.1

An apostle and saint who people pray to for help in very bad situations

is sometimes identified instead of being universally accepted by all traditions

Judas

vsThaddaeus

9 8.5

One of Jesus' followers whom people pray to for hopeless problems

is only sometimes identified this way and may cause name confusion

St. Jude

vsThaddaeus

1 6.7

A Christian saint and one of Jesus's twelve followers who people ask for help with hopeless problems

is sometimes identified rather than universally named in tradition

Jude the Apostle

vsThaddaeus

Literature

7.6

A Christian saint who was one of Jesus' twelve followers and whom people pray to for help in desperate situations

is sometimes named that way but with occasional identification uncertainty

Surface Forms

Thaddaeus main

Etymology

The word Thaddaeus probably comes from an old Aramaic name like taddā' meaning 'heart' or 'breast'. A helpful way to remember is that 'heart' stands for courage and care, and that is why people pray to Thaddaeus when they face hopeless or desperate situations.