new testament
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1. 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 (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | testament, will, |
definition | : | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | acts, acts of the apostles, |
definition | : | a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | epistle, |
definition | : | a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | epistle to the hebrews, hebrews, |
definition | : | a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | epistle of james, james, |
definition | : | a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | first epistle of peter, i peter, |
definition | : | the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | ii peter, second epistle of peter, |
definition | : | the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | first epistle of john, i john, |
definition | : | the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | ii john, second epistel of john, |
definition | : | the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | iii john, third epistel of john, |
definition | : | the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | epistle of jude, jude, |
definition | : | a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | evangel, gospel, gospels, |
definition | : | the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | parable, |
definition | : | (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | ascension, ascension of christ, |
definition | : | (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection (noun.event) |
domain member category | : | magi, wise men, |
definition | : | (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | armageddon, |
definition | : | (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world (noun.location) |
domain member category | : | mammon, |
definition | : | (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | ananias, |
definition | : | a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | apostle, |
definition | : | (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | balthasar, balthazar, |
definition | : | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | caspar, gaspar, |
definition | : | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | john the baptist, st. john the baptist, |
definition | : | (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | joseph, |
definition | : | (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | judas, judas iscariot, |
definition | : | (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | judas, jude, saint jude, st. jude, thaddaeus, |
definition | : | (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | luke, saint luke, st. luke, |
definition | : | (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | melchior, |
definition | : | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | philemon, |
definition | : | (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | crack of doom, day of judgement, day of judgment, day of reckoning, doomsday, end of the world, eschaton, judgement day, judgment day, last day, last judgement, last judgment, |
definition | : | (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives (noun.time) |
domain member category | : | millennium, |
definition | : | (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness (noun.time) |
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