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Luke

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Luke  (lk)
n. Abbr. Lk
See Table at Bible.
Luke, Saint First century a.d.
Companion of Saint Paul and author of the third Gospel of the New Testament. He is considered the patron saint of painters and physicians.
Luke [luːk]
n New Testament
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Saint. a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the third Gospel, traditionally ascribed to Luke Related adj Lucan
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.LukeLuke - (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
Saint Luke, St. Luke
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
2.LukeLuke - one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
Gospel According to Luke, Gospel of Luke
Abraham's bosom, bosom of Abraham - the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
Magnificat - (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
Translations
Luke [luːk] N → Lucas
Luke
n → Lukas m


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you'll make yourself giddy, an' tumble down i' the dirt," said Luke, the head miller, a tall, broad-shouldered man of forty, black-eyed and black-haired, subdued by a general mealiness, like an auricula.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
She was not blind to the fact that young Luke Britton of Broxton came to Hayslope Church on a Sunday afternoon on purpose that he might see her; and that he would have made much more decided advances if her uncle Poyser, thinking but lightly of a young man whose father's land was so foul as old Luke Britton's, had not forbidden her aunt to encourage him by any civilities.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
Brother Luke hath given me some skill in damask work, and in the enamelling of shrines, tabernacles, diptychs and triptychs.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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