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| 1. | a toilet or bathroom. |
| 2. | (sometimes initial capital letter) a fellow; guy. |
| 3. | (sometimes initial capital letter) a prostitute's customer. |
[jon] | 1. | the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation. |
| 2. | John the Baptist. |
| 3. | (John Lackland) 1167?–1216, king of England 1199–1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of Henry II of England). |
| 4. | Augustus Edwin, 1878–1961, British painter and etcher. |
| 5. | Elton (Reginald Kenneth Dwight), born 1947, English rock singer, pianist, and songwriter. |
| 6. | the fourth Gospel. |
| 7. | any of the three Epistles of John: I, II, or III John. |
| 8. | a male given name. |
| 1. | Saint, died a.d. 526, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 523–526. |
| 2. | (“the Great”) 1357–1433, king of Portugal 1385–1433. |
| (Mercurius) died a.d. 535, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 533–535. |
| 1. | (Catelinus) died a.d. 574, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 561–574. |
| 2. | (John Sobieski) 1624–96, king of Poland 1674–96. |
| died a.d. 642, pope 640–642. |
| died a.d. 686, pope 685–686. |
| died a.d. 705, Greek ecclesiastic: pope 701–705. |
| died a.d. 707, Greek ecclesiastic: pope 705–707. |
| died a.d. 882, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 872–882. |
| died a.d. 900, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 898–900. |
| died a.d. 929?, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 914–928. |
| died a.d. 936, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 931–936. |
| (Octavian) died a.d. 964, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 955–964. |
| died a.d. 972, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 965–972. |
| died a.d. 984, pope 983–984. |
| died a.d. 996, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 985–996. |
| (Sicco) died 1003, pope 1003. |
| (Fasanus) died 1009, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1003–09. |
| died 1032, pope 1024–32. |
| (Petrus Hispanus) died 1277, Portuguese ecclesiastic: pope 1276–77. |
| (Jacques Duèse) c1244–1334, French ecclesiastic: pope 1316–34. |
| (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) 1881–1963, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1958–63. |
| Hus or Huss (hŭs, hŏŏs) Czech religious reformer who was excommunicated (1410) for attacking the corruption of the clergy. His De Ecclesia questioned the authority and infallibility of the Catholic Church. |
| john (jŏn) n. Slang
[From the name John.] |
| John 1 (jŏn) King of England (1199-1216). The youngest son of Henry II, he schemed against his father and his brother Richard I. During his reign, the English lost most of their possessions in France. The nobility rose against John and forced him to sign the Magna Carta (June 15, 1215). |
| John 2 (jŏn) n. Abbr. Jn See Table at Bible. [Middle English, from Old French Jehan, from Late Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, from Greek Iōannēs, from Hebrew yôḥānān, Yahweh has been gracious : yô, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots + ḥānan, he has been gracious; see ḥnn in Semitic roots.] |
| John, Saint. Known as "the Evangelist" or "the Divine." fl. first century A.D. One of the 12 Apostles and the brother of James the Great. He is traditionally considered the author of the fourth Gospel, three epistles, and the Book of Revelation. |
John
(1.) One who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John (Acts 4:6). He was of the kindred of the high priest; otherwise unknown. (2.) The Hebrew name of Mark (q.v.). He is designated by this name in the acts of the Apostles (12:12, 25; 13:5, 13; 15:37). (3.) THE APOSTLE, brother of James the "Greater" (Matt. 4:21; 10:2; Mark 1:19; 3:17; 10:35). He was one, probably the younger, of the sons of Zebedee (Matt. 4:21) and Salome (Matt. 27:56; comp. Mark 15:40), and was born at Bethsaida. His father was apparently a man of some wealth (comp. Mark 1:20; Luke 5:3; John 19:27). He was doubtless trained in all that constituted the ordinary education of Jewish youth. When he grew up he followed the occupation of a fisherman on the Lake of Galilee. When John the Baptist began his ministry in the wilderness of Judea, John, with many others, gathered round him, and was deeply influenced by his teaching. There he heard the announcement, "Behold the Lamb of God," and forthwith, on the invitation of Jesus, became a disciple and ranked among his followers (John 1:36, 37) for a time. He and his brother then returned to their former avocation, for how long is uncertain. Jesus again called them (Matt. 4: 21; Luke 5:1-11), and now they left all and permanently attached themselves to the company of his disciples. He became one of the innermost circle (Mark 5:37; Matt. 17:1; 26:37; Mark 13:3). He was the disciple whom Jesus loved. In zeal and intensity of character he was a "Boanerges" (Mark 3:17). This spirit once and again broke out (Matt. 20:20-24; Mark 10:35-41; Luke 9:49, 54). At the betrayal he and Peter follow Christ afar off, while the others betake themselves to hasty flight (John 18:15). At the trial he follows Christ into the council chamber, and thence to the praetorium (18:16, 19, 28) and to the place of crucifixion (19:26, 27). To him and Peter, Mary first conveys tidings of the resurrection (20:2), and they are the first to go and see what her strange words mean. After the resurrection he and Peter again return to the Sea of Galilee, where the Lord reveals himself to them (21:1, 7). We find Peter and John frequently after this together (Acts 3:1; 4:13). John remained apparently in Jerusalem as the leader of the church there (Acts 15:6; Gal. 2:9). His subsequent history is unrecorded. He was not there, however, at the time of Paul's last visit (Acts 21:15-40). He appears to have retired to Ephesus, but at what time is unknown. The seven churches of Asia were the objects of his special care (Rev. 1:11). He suffered under persecution, and was banished to Patmos (1:9); whence he again returned to Ephesus, where he died, probably about A.D. 98, having outlived all or nearly all the friends and companions even of his maturer years. There are many interesting traditions regarding John during his residence at Ephesus, but these cannot claim the character of historical truth.
John
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