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luke

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

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ˈluk

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Definition

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noun

  1. Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

  2. biblical

    The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.

  3. A village in Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

adjective

  1. Lukewarm

Word at a Glance

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B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
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  • gospel of lukenounCompound term

    One of the four Gospels in the New Testament.

  • saint lukenounCompound term

    The Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel.

  • gospel according to lukenounCompound term

    One of the four Gospels in the New Testament.

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