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John the Divine

noun

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation. Synonyms: John, John the Evangelist, Saint John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John, St. John the Apostle.

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... aisle communicates with the Chapel of St. John the Divine, at present used as a clergy vestry. Fortunately it has not shared the fate of the companion chapel of St. John the Baptist. Up to a quarter of a century ago it had been turned to account as a Magistrates' Court, and still retains ...

— Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral • George Worley

... have lately been making large quotations from the poems of Mr. Rudyard Kipling. They might, if they had been so minded, have laid under similar contribution the Revelation of St. John the Divine. There, too, with all the imagery usual in Apocalyptic literature, is to be found a description of vague and confused fighting, when most of the Kings of the earth come together to fight a last and desperate ...

— Armageddon—And After • W. L. Courtney

Words linked to "John the Divine" : apostle, saint, evangelist, New Testament