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Definition of Luke

1. Noun. (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel.

Exact synonyms: Saint Luke, St. Luke
Category relationships: New Testament
Generic synonyms: Apostelic Father, Apostle, Evangelist, Saint

2. Noun. One of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life.

Exact synonyms: Gospel According To Luke, Gospel Of Luke
Examples of category: Abraham's Bosom, Bosom Of Abraham, Magnificat
Generic synonyms: Book, Evangel, Gospel, Gospels
Group relationships: New Testament

Definition of Luke

1. a. Moderately warm; not hot; tepid.

Definition of Luke

1. Proper noun. ( male given name). ¹

2. Proper noun. (biblical character) (w Luke the Evangelist), an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. ¹

3. Proper noun. (biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels. ¹

4. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

5. Adjective. (British) lukewarm ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com