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PHILEMON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
Synonyms:
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon; Epistle to Philemon; Philemon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
Epistle (a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle)
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Colossian (a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia)
Domain category:
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
countryman; ruralist (a man who lives in the country and has country ways)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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