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Definition of Saint John the Apostle

1. Noun. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint John The Apostle

Literary usage of Saint John the Apostle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles by William Wright (1871)
"AN ACCOUNT OF THE DECEASE OF SAINT JOHN, THE APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST." AND S. John was with the blessed brethren, rejoicing and being glad in the Lord. ..."

2. The Annals of Roger de Hoveden: Comprising the History of England and of by Roger, Roger of Hoveden, Henry Thomas Riley (1853)
"according to what was said by Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, who at the [last] Supper reclined upon the breast of the Lord, and who drank the ..."

3. The Annals of Roger de Hoveden: Comprising the History of England and of by Roger, Henry Thomas Riley (1853)
"according to what was said by Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, who at the [last] Supper reclined upon the breast of the Lord, and who drank the ..."

4. Practical Handbook for the Study of the Bible and of Bible Literature by Michael Seisenberger (1911)
"Saint John the Apostle We have a fairly detailed knowledge of this apostle's life from the synoptic gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. ..."

5. Half Century at the Bay 1636-1686: Heredity and Early Environment of John by George Sheldon (1905)
"JOHN WILLIAMS was born in Roxbury, and was baptized by Saint John, the Apostle Eliot, December 18, 1664. At that time the opinions and the spirit brought ..."

6. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1891)
"The man who holds that Saint John the Apostle wrote it is ]>ro facto excluded from philosophical critics, and placed among the special pleaders Tor ..."

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