JOHN THE BAPTIST, SAINT

Meaning of JOHN THE BAPTIST, SAINT in English

John the Bap·tist, Saint /ˌ.. ˈ../ BrE AmE

(?12 BC-?28 AD) in the New Testament of the Bible, a religious teacher who told people that Jesus Christ was coming, and who ↑ baptize d Jesus in the River Jordan

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

JOHN THE BAPTIST, SAINT — born 1st century AD Jewish prophet revered in Christianity as the forerunner of Jesus . Sources for his life are …
Английский словарь Британика
JOHN THE BAPTIST, SAINT — born 1st century AD Jewish prophet of priestly origin who preached the imminence of God's Final Judgment and baptized those …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN THE BAPTIST, SAINT — born 1st century AD Jewish prophet revered in Christianity as the forerunner of Jesus . Sources for his life are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SAINT — Saint James: One of the 12 apostles, he was a member of the inner circle of Jesus Christs disciples. He …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
BAPTIST — adjective see: baptist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAINT
Английский словарь Британика
JOHN
Английский словарь Британика
BAPTIST — I Member of a group of Protestant Christians who hold that only adult believers should be baptized and that it …
Английский словарь Британика
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, when a name follows (|)sānt or sə̇nt, when a name follows that begins with a consonant chiefly Brit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JOHN — I. ˈjän noun ( -s ) Etymology: from the name John, from Middle English Johan, Jon, John, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAPTIST — I. ˈbaptə̇st, ÷ˈbabtə̇-, ÷ˈbabdə̇- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English baptiste, from Old French, from Late Latin baptista, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAINT — (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — (v. t.) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; …
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BAPTIST — (n.) One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that …
Английский словарь Webster
BAPTIST — (n.) One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ.
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — ( v. t. ) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — ( v. i. ) To act or live as a saint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAPTIST — ( n. ) One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAPTIST — ( n. ) One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — — saintless , adj. /saynt/ , n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JOHN — /jon/ , n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAPTIST — /bap"tist/ , n. 1. a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — v. recognize as a saint; canonize, add to the list of saints officially recognized by the Christian Church
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JOHN — n. male first name; one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, author of the Gospel of John (Biblical); last of …
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BAPTIST — adj. of or pertaining to the Baptist church
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BAPTIST — n. member of a Baptist church
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BAPTIST — see baptist
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, before a name (ˌ)sānt or sənt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French seint, saint, from Late Latin sanctus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JOHN — I. ˈjän noun Etymology: Late Latin Johannes, from Greek Iōannēs, from Hebrew Yōhānān Date: 12th century 1. : a Jewish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAPTIST — ˈbab- also ˈbəb-dist noun Date: 13th century 1. : one that baptizes 2. capitalized : a member or adherent of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAINT — noun one canonized by the church. 2. saint ·vi to act or live as a saint. 3. saint ·noun one …
Webster English vocab
BAPTIST — noun one who administers baptism; specifically applied to john, the forerunner of christ. 2. baptist ·noun one of a …
Webster English vocab
BAPTIST — ■ noun 1》 ( Baptist ) a member of a Protestant Christian denomination advocating baptism only of adult believers by …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SAINT — [saint] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL sanctus, fr. L, sacred, fr. pp. of sancire to make sacred--more at sacred] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JOHN — [john] n [fr. the name John] (1856) 1: toilet 2: a prostitute's client John n [LL Johannes, fr. Gk Ioannes, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAPTIST — [bap.tist] n (13c) 1: one that baptizes 2. cap: a member or adherent of an evangelical Protestant denomination marked by …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAINT — a person believed to be connected in a special manner with what is viewed as sacred reality, such as God, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT : — as a title with a personal name, see under personal name (e.g., Cyprian, Saint). As a part of a place-name …
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JOHN — nonexistent pope. A confusion in the numbering of popes named John after John XIV resulted because Marianus Scotus and other …
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JOHN — died 1345 byname John Of Montfort, French Jean De Montfort claimant to the duchy of Brittany upon the death of …
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JOHN — born Dec. 12, 1801, Dresden, Saxony died Oct. 29, 1873, Pillnitz, near Dresden king of Saxony (185473) who was passionately …
Britannica English vocabulary
BAPTIST — member of a group of Protestant Christians who share the basic beliefs of most Protestants but who insist that only …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT — saint, Saint strong form BrE AmE seɪnt , weak form s ə n t —but in French names sæ̃ —French …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JOHN — John, john BrE AmE dʒɒn AmE dʒɑːn ▷ John's, johns dʒɒnz AmE dʒɑːnz ▶ ˌ John ˈ Bull BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BAPTIST — Baptist BrE AmE ˈbæpt ɪst § \ -əst ▷ Baptist|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAINT — / seɪnt; NAmE ; or, in British use before names, snt/ noun 1. ( abbr. S , St ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAPTIST — / ˈbæptɪst; NAmE / noun a member of a Christian Protestant Church that believes that baptism should take place when …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — saint /seɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin sanctus , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOHN — I. John, El ‧ ton /ˈelt ə n/ BrE AmE (1947–) a British POP SINGER and ↑ songwriter who was …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOHN — john /dʒɒn $ dʒɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: John , male name …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAPTIST — Bap ‧ tist /ˈbæptəst, ˈbæptɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a member of a Christian group that believes baptism should only …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAPTIST — n. 1 a person who baptizes, esp. John the Baptist. 2 (Baptist) a Christian advocating baptism by total immersion, esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAINT — n. & v. n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAPTIST — n. 1 a person who baptizes, esp. John the Baptist. 2 (Baptist) a Christian advocating baptism by total immersion, esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1. a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Oxford English vocab
BAPTIST — n.1 a person who baptizes, esp. John the Baptist. 2 (Baptist) a Christian advocating baptism by total immersion, esp. of …
Oxford English vocab
SAINT — The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. ( saints) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAPTIST — ( Baptists) 1. A Baptist is a Christian who believes that people should not be baptized until they are old …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patron saint ▪ St. Christopher, the patron saint of travellers saint's day the patience of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JOHN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES John Bull John Doe long johns name sb John/Ann etc ▪ We named our daughter …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAPTIST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Despite all obstacles, state conventions of black Baptist churches did form. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAINT — abbreviation St [noun] [C] - (the title given to) a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, …
Cambridge English vocab
JOHN — Hancock, John Henry [noun] [C] US [informal] - a person's signaturePut your John Hancock at the bottom of the page.USAGE: …
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