KNOX, JOHN


Meaning of KNOX, JOHN in English

Knox, John /nɒks $ nɑːks/ BrE AmE

(?1505–72) a Scottish Protestant religious leader, who opposed Scotland’s Catholic queen, ↑ Mary Queen of Scots . He started the ↑ Presbyterian religion in Scotland, a new type of Christianity based on the strict rules of moral behaviour of ↑ Calvinism , and he also established the Church of Scotland.

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