SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE

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• SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE (noun)
  The noun SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE has 1 sense:

1. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

  Familiarity information: SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE used as a noun is very rare.

• SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE (noun)

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Meaning:

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Andrew; Saint Andrew; Saint Andrew the Apostle; St. Andrew

Instance hypernyms:

Apostle ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)

saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)

Domain category:

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)