Luke
[lu:k] or [luk]
Definition
(noun.) one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life.
(noun.) (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel.
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Definition
(a.) Moderately warm; not hot; tepid.
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Examples
- 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.
- St. Luke is careful not to commit himself; he does not say it is the street which is straight, but the street which is called Straight. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Well, Watson, said he, it is time we went down to St. Luke's. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Let me have nine-penn'oth o' brandy- and-water luke, and the inkstand, will you, miss? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- This is the second of St. Luke's Virgins we have seen. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Under the altar repose the ashes of St. Mark--and Matthew, Luke and John, too, for all I know. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Here it was that one evening we received a visit from an acquaintance, Mr. Hilton Soames, tutor and lecturer at the College of St. Luke's. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- By St Luke, it is so set down, answered the Templar. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Typist: Vern