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ST. MARK
• ST. MARK (noun)
The noun ST. MARK has 1 sense:
1. Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
Familiarity information: ST. MARK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Mark; Saint Mark; St. Mark
Instance hypernyms:
Apostelic Father; Apostle (any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people)
Evangelist ((when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Context examples
Jane had not been gone a quarter of an hour, and they had only accomplished some views of St. Mark's Place, Venice, when Frank Churchill entered the room.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
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