Revelation of Saint John the Divine
- Revelation of Saint John the Divine
noun
the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
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The Revelation of Saint John — Revelation Rev e*la tion, n. [F. r[ e]v[ e]lation, L. revelatio. See {Reveal}.] 1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is revealed. [1913 Webster] 3. (Theol.)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
John the Divine — noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation • Syn: ↑John, ↑Saint John, ↑St. John, ↑Saint John the Apostle, ↑St. John the Apostle, ↑John the Evangelist … Useful english dictionary
Saint John the Apostle — noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation • Syn: ↑John, ↑Saint John, ↑St. John, ↑St. John the Apostle, ↑John the Evangelist, ↑John the Divine … Useful english dictionary
John the Apostle, Saint — or St. John the Evangelist or St. John the Divine flourished 1st century AD One of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally credited with writing the fourth Gospel and three New Testament epistles. The book of Revelation was also… … Universalium
John the Baptist — Saint John the Baptist John the Baptist by Bartolomeo Veneto 16th century Prophet, Preacher, Forerunner, Martyr Born c. 5 BC Died 3 … Wikipedia
Saint John — noun 1. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation • Syn: ↑John, ↑St. John, ↑Saint John the Apostle, ↑St. John the Apostle, ↑John the Evangelist, ↑John… … Useful english dictionary
John the Evangelist — noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation • Syn: ↑John, ↑Saint John, ↑St. John, ↑Saint John the Apostle, ↑St. John the Apostle, ↑John the Divine … Useful english dictionary
revelation — [rev΄ə lā′shən] n. [ME reuelacioun < OFr revelation < LL(Ec) revelatio < pp. of L revelare] 1. a revealing, or disclosing, of something 2. something disclosed; disclosure; esp., a striking disclosure, as of something not previously known … English World dictionary
Saint John Damascene — St. John Damascene † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John Damascene Born at Damascus, about 676; died some time between 754 and 787. The only extant life of the saint is that by John, Patriarch of Jerusalem, which dates from the tenth… … Catholic encyclopedia
St. John the Apostle — noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation • Syn: ↑John, ↑Saint John, ↑St. John, ↑Saint John the Apostle, ↑John the Evangelist, ↑John the Divine … Useful english dictionary
