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    SAINT MATTHEW THE APOSTLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospelplay

    Synonyms:

    Levi; Matthew; Saint Matthew; Saint Matthew the Apostle; St. Matthew; St. Matthew the Apostle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    Apostle ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)

    Evangelist ((when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)

    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)

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