John
[dʒɒn] or [dʒɑn]
Definition
(noun.) the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament.
(noun.) (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation.
(noun.) youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216).
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Definition
(n.) A proper name of a man.
Editor: Ryan
Definition
n. a proper name one of whose diminutives John′ny is sometimes used in slang for a simpleton or a fellow generally.—ns. John′-a-dreams′ (Shak.) a dreamy fellow; John′ian a member of St John's College Cambridge; John′ny-cake a cake of Indian meal toasted; John′ny-raw a beginner.—John Bull a generic name for an Englishman from Arbuthnott's History of John Bull 1712; John Bullism the typical English character or any act or word expressive of it; John Chinaman a Chinaman the Chinese collectively; John Company an old colloquial name for the Honourable East India Company; John Dory (see Dory); John Thomas a generic name for a flunkey.
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Examples
- They are very much better, John. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- And here, to the great horror of Mr. John Smauker, Sam Weller began to whistle. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Think you, Tars Tarkas, that John Carter will fly at the first shriek of a cowardly foe who dare not come out into the open and face a good blade? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Last night, in Drury Lane lobby, I ran against Sir John Middleton, and when he saw who I wasfor the first time these two monthshe spoke to me. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- And what is more,' exclaimed Young John, surveying him in a doleful maze, 'he appears to mean it! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, bless the bed that I lie on; four angels guard-- Hold your tongue. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- No, John Carter, it is useless, she cried, hopelessly, I may never be yours while Sab Than lives. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The servant who stood holding the door, asked no question of John, neither did he go before them or follow them as they went straight up-stairs. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Having fallen a good deal latterly into the late Sir John's way of always agreeing with my lady, I agreed with her heartily about Rosanna Spearman. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- My uncle John was your uncle John? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I wonder which she will think the handsomest, Henry or John? Jane Austen. Emma.
- De Bracy, said Prince John, what means this? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- John Spargo quotes this statement in his Life. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- There I lived till Miss Julia married the late Sir John Verinder. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- John went with me at Mr. Laurence's request, and was so devoted to poor Father that we couldn't help getting fond of him. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- In sharp contrast to him was the earnest, serious Rowland, of Johns Hopkins University, afterward the leading American physicist of his day. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I remember the visit of one expert, a well-known electrician, a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, and who then represented a Baltimore gas company. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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