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JOHN THE BAPTIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome
Synonyms:
John the Baptist; St. John the Baptist
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
hermit; recluse; solitary; solitudinarian; troglodyte (one who lives in solitude)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Domain category:
New Testament (the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible)
