John

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noun

1. youngest son of Henry II;
King of England from 1199 to 1216;
succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I;
lost his French possessions;
in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
• Syn:
King John, John Lackland
• Instance Hypernyms:
King of England, King of Great Britain
• Member Holonyms:
Plantagenet, Plantagenet line
2. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus;
traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
• Syn:
Saint John, St. John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, John the Divine
• Topics:
New Testament
• Instance Hypernyms:
Apostle, Evangelist, saint
3. the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
• Syn:
Gospel According to John
• Instance Hypernyms:
Gospel, Gospels, evangel, book
• Part Holonyms:
New Testament