noun
1. (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
• Syn: ↑Saint Luke, ↑St. Luke
• Topics: ↑New Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Apostle, ↑Apostelic Father, ↑Evangelist, ↑saint
2. one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
• Syn: ↑Gospel of Luke, ↑Gospel According to Luke
• Members of this Topic: ↑Abraham's bosom, ↑bosom of Abraham, ↑Magnificat
• Part Holonyms: ↑New Testament
Useful english dictionary. 2012.