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JOHN THE BAPTIST

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JOHN THE BAPTIST (noun)
  The noun JOHN THE BAPTIST has 1 sense:

1. (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salomeplay

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


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JOHN THE BAPTIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John the Baptist; St. John the Baptist

Instance hypernyms:

hermit; recluse; solitary; solitudinarian; troglodyte (one who lives in solitude)

saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)

Domain category:

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)


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