[john] n [fr. the name John] (1856) 1: toilet
2: a prostitute's client John n [LL Johannes, fr. Gk Ioannes, fr. Heb Yohanan] 1: a Jewish prophet who according to Gospel accounts foretold Jesus's messianic ministry and baptized him--called also John the Baptist
2: an apostle who according to various Christian traditions wrote the fourth Gospel, the three Johannine Epistles, and the Book of Revelation
3: the fourth Gospel in the New Testament--see bible table
4: any of three short didactic letters addressed to early Christians and included in the New Testament