Synonyms and Antonyms for St._John_the_Apostle
1. St. John the Apostle (n.)
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
2. St. Louis (n.)
the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
3. St. Paul (n.)
capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities
4. St. Petersburg (n.)
a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort
5. St. Barbara's herb (n.)
any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
6. St. Augustine (n.)
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
7. St. Beda (n.)
(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
8. St. Boniface (n.)
(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
9. St. Dominic (n.)
(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
10. St. Edward the Confessor (n.)
son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)
