Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun matthew

2 senses of matthew

Sense 1
Matthew, Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, Levi -- ((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel)
       INSTANCE OF=> Apostle -- ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)
       INSTANCE OF=> 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)
       INSTANCE OF=> saint -- (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)

Sense 2
Matthew, Gospel According to Matthew -- (one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount)
       INSTANCE OF=> Gospel, Gospels, evangel -- (the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings)
       INSTANCE OF=> book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")