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LEVI

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Overview

LEVI (noun)
  The noun LEVI has 1 sense:

1. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospelplay

  Familiarity information: LEVI used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LEVI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Levi; Matthew; Saint Matthew; Saint Matthew the Apostle; St. Matthew; St. Matthew the Apostle

Instance hypernyms:

Apostle ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)

Evangelist ((when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)

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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