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GOSPEL OF LUKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
Synonyms:
Gospel According to Luke; Gospel of Luke; Luke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
evangel; Gospel; Gospels (the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings)
Domain member category:
Abraham's bosom; bosom of Abraham (the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death)
Magnificat ((Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning 'Magnificat anima mea Dominum'))
Holonyms ("Gospel of Luke" 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)