"John the Baptist" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: en-us-John the Baptist.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Etymology: From Middle English Johan þe Babtis, from Latin Iōannēs Baptista. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Johan þe Babtis}} Middle English Johan þe Babtis, {{der|en|la|Iōannēs Baptista}} Latin Iōannēs Baptista Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=John the Baptist}} John the Baptist
  1. A New Testament prophet who baptized Jesus and was subsequently executed by Herod Antipas. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Christianity, Individuals Derived forms: St. John the Baptist Parish Translations (biblical prophet): Johannes die Doper (Afrikaans), 𐔺𐕒𐕛𐕆𐔰𐕎𐔶𐕚 𐕀𐔰𐕐𐔾𐕒𐕡𐕘𐔰𐔾 (yovhanēs xašluġal) (Aghwan), Gjon Pagëzori (Albanian), Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστής (Iōánnēs ho baptistḗs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων (Iōánnēs ho baptízōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَان (yūḥannā l-maʕmadān) (Arabic), يَحْيَى (yaḥyā) (Arabic), Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ (Hovhannes Mkrtičʿ) (Armenian), Vəftizçi İohann (Azerbaijani), Joan Bataiatzailea (Basque), Іаан Прадцеча (Iaan Pradcječa) [masculine] (Belarusian), Іаан Хрысціцель (Iaan Xryscicjelʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), Yann ar Badezour [masculine] (Breton), Йоан Кръстител (Joan Krǎstitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Йоан Предтеча (Joan Predteča) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Joan Baptista [masculine] (Catalan), 施洗約翰 (Chinese Mandarin), 施洗约翰 (shīxǐ Yuēhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 施洗者約翰 (Chinese Mandarin), 施洗者约翰 (shīxǐzhě Yuēhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 若翰洗者 (Shèng Ruòhàn xǐzhě) [Catholic] (Chinese Mandarin), ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ (iōhannēs pbaptistēs) [masculine] (Coptic), Jan Křtitel [masculine] (Czech), Johannes Døberen (Danish), Johannes de Doper (Dutch), Johano la Baptisto (Esperanto), Ristija Johannes (Estonian), Johannes Kastaja (Finnish), Jean le Baptiste (French), Jean-Baptiste (French), Xoán Bautista [masculine] (Galician), იოანე ნათლისმცემელი (ioane natlismcemeli) (Georgian), Johannes der Täufer (German), Ιωάννης ο Βαπτιστής (Ioánnis o Vaptistís) [masculine] (Greek), Ιωάννης ο Πρόδρομος (Ioánnis o Pródromos) [masculine] (Greek), יוחנן המטביל (Hebrew), यूहन्ना (yūhannā) [masculine] (Hindi), Keresztelő János (Hungarian), Yohannes Pembaptis (Indonesian), Eoin Baiste [masculine] (Irish), Giovanni Battista [masculine] (Italian), 洗礼者ヨハネ (senreisha Yohane) (Japanese), 세례자 요한 (seryeja yohan) (Korean), Ioannes Baptista [masculine] (Latin), Jānis Kristītājs [masculine] (Latvian), Johannes de Duiper (Limburgish), Jonas Krikštytojas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Johannes den Deefer (Luxembourgish), Јован Крстител (Jovan Krstitel) (Macedonian), John Pembaptis (Malay), Ġwanni l-Battista (Maltese), Ġwanni l-Għammied (Maltese), Johannes Døperen (Norwegian Bokmål), Døyparen Johannes (Norwegian Nynorsk), Iōhannes sē Fulluhtere [masculine] (Old English), Jehan Baptiste [masculine] (Old French), یحیی (yahyâ) (Persian), یوحنا معمدان (yuhannâ ma'madân) (Persian), Johanes de Deepa (Plautdietsch), Jan Chrzciciel [masculine] (Polish), Jan Baptysta [masculine] (Polish), João Batista [masculine] (Portuguese), Ioan Botezătorul [masculine] (Romanian), Иоанн Креститель (Ioann Krestitelʹ) (Russian), Иоа́нн Предте́ча (Ioánn Predtéča) [masculine] (Russian), Eòin Baistidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Јован Крститељ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Иван Крститељ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Jovan Krstitelj [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Ivan Krstitelj [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Ján Krstiteľ (Slovak), Jánez Krstník [masculine] (Slovene), Juan Bautista (Spanish), Yohane Mbatizaji (Swahili), Johannes döparen (Swedish), Vaftizci Yahya (Turkish), Іва́н Хрести́тель (Iván Xrestýtelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Іван Предтеча (Ivan Predteča) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Йоан Хреститель (english: Joan Xrestytelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Йоан Предтеча (Joan Predteča) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Іоан Хреститель (Ioan Xrestytelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Іоан Предтеча (Ioan Predteča) [masculine] (Ukrainian), یوحنا اصطباغی (Urdu), یوحنا بپتسمہ دینے والا (Urdu), Gioan Baotixita (Vietnamese), Gioan Tẩy Giả (Vietnamese), Gioan Tiền Hô [Catholic] (Vietnamese), Giăng Báp-tít [Protestant] (Vietnamese), Ioan Fedyddiwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-John_the_Baptist-en-name-ltCa8Rc4 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 91 9 Disambiguation of Christianity: 89 11 Disambiguation of Individuals: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18

Noun

Audio: en-us-John the Baptist.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Etymology: From Middle English Johan þe Babtis, from Latin Iōannēs Baptista. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Johan þe Babtis}} Middle English Johan þe Babtis, {{der|en|la|Iōannēs Baptista}} Latin Iōannēs Baptista Head templates: {{en-noun|?|head=John the Baptist}} John the Baptist
  1. (figuratively) A harbinger or prophetic figure, often one initially ignored or rejected by others. Tags: figuratively Related terms: voice in the wilderness
    Sense id: en-John_the_Baptist-en-noun-GBh~wCHA

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          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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          "lang": "Basque",
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          "roman": "Iaan Xryscicjelʹ",
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          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shīxǐ Yuēhàn",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Johannes de Doper"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Johannes Kastaja"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Jean le Baptiste"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Jean-Baptiste"
        },
        {
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Jehan Baptiste"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Xoán Bautista"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ioane natlismcemeli",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "იოანე ნათლისმცემელი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Johannes der Täufer"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Ioánnis o Vaptistís",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ιωάννης ο Βαπτιστής"
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        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Ioánnis o Pródromos",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ιωάννης ο Πρόδρομος"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "Iōánnēs",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ἰωάννης"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "Iōánnēs ho baptistḗs",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστής"
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        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "Iōánnēs ho baptízōn",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "יוחנן המטביל"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "yūhannā",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "यूहन्ना"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Keresztelő János"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Yohannes Pembaptis"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Eoin Baiste"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Giovanni Battista"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "senreisha Yohane",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "洗礼者ヨハネ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seryeja yohan",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "세례자 요한"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ioannes Baptista"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Jānis Kristītājs"
        },
        {
          "code": "li",
          "lang": "Limburgish",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Johannes de Duiper"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Jonas Krikštytojas"
        },
        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Johannes den Deefer"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Jovan Krstitel",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Јован Крстител"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "John Pembaptis"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Ġwanni l-Battista"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Ġwanni l-Għammied"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Johannes Døperen"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Døyparen Johannes"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Iōhannes sē Fulluhtere"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "yahyâ",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "یحیی"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "yuhannâ ma'madân",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "یوحنا معمدان"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Johanes de Deepa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Jan Chrzciciel"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Jan Baptysta"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "João Batista"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ioan Botezătorul"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Ioann Krestitelʹ",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Иоанн Креститель"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Ioánn Predtéča",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Иоа́нн Предте́ча"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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      "word": "Johannes Kastaja"
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      "sense": "biblical prophet",
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      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Yohannes Pembaptis"
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      "sense": "biblical prophet",
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      "word": "Eoin Baiste"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Giovanni Battista"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "word": "João Batista"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "word": "Jánez Krstník"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "biblical prophet",
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      "sense": "biblical prophet",
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