English Dictionary

JOHN KNOX

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

Overview

JOHN KNOX (noun)
  The noun JOHN KNOX has 1 sense:

1. Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)play

  Familiarity information: JOHN KNOX used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JOHN KNOX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John Knox; Knox

Instance hypernyms:

historian; historiographer (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)

theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Rolling stone gathers no moss." (English proverb)

"Our first teacher is our own heart." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)

"Evil in people does not go away when they get buried." (Arabic proverb)

"Lovers and lords want only to be alone together." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact