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TITUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Titus mean?
• TITUS (noun)
The noun TITUS has 3 senses:
1. a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
2. Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (39-81)
3. a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters
Familiarity information: TITUS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (39-81)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Titus; Titus Flavius Vespasianus; Titus Vespasianus Augustus
Instance hypernyms:
Emperor of Rome; Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Roman Empire)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus; Epistle to Titus; Titus
Instance hypernyms:
Epistle (a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle)
Holonyms ("Titus" is a part of...):
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)
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