noun
(New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome
• Syn: ↑St. John the Baptist
• Topics: ↑New Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑hermit, ↑recluse, ↑solitary, ↑solitudinarian, ↑troglodyte, ↑saint
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the forerunner and baptizer of Jesus. Matt. 3.
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John the Baptist,
the Hebrew prophet who foretold the coming of Christ and baptized him; the Baptist. He was beheaded on the order of Herod (in the Bible, Matthew 3; Mark 6:17-29).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.