john the evangelist

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   (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation

   SynonymsJohnSaint JohnSt. JohnSaint John the ApostleSt. John the ApostleJohn the Divine

   BroaderApostleEvangelistsaint

   New Testament

Questions about john the evangelist

What does john the evangelist mean?

john the evangelist means "(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation".

What is another word for john the evangelist?

Close synonyms include John, Saint John, St. John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John the Apostle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is john the evangelist a common word?

john the evangelist is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.