Definition of St. Matthew

1. Noun. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel.


Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Matthew

St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Leo I
St. Louis
St. Lucia
St. Luke
St. Luke's summer
St. Maarten
St. Mark
St. Martin
St. Mary Magdalen
St. Mary Magdalene
St. Mary of Bethlehem
St. Matthew (current term)
St. Matthew the Apostle
St. Nicholas
St. Nick
St. Olaf
St. Olav
St. Patrick
St. Patrick's Cross
St. Patrick's Day
St. Paul
St. Paul's
St. Peter
St. Peter's wreath
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Petersburg

Literary usage of St. Matthew

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Innocents Abroad, Or, The New Pilgrims' Progress: Being Some Account of by Mark Twain (1870)
"When we see a monk with a book and a pen, looking tranquilly up to heaven, trying to think of a word, we know that that is St. Matthew. ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1802)
"The examples of verbal agreement in }^ between St. Matthew and St. Mark arc very numerous, and several of them are very long and remarkable, especially in' ..."

3. Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament by John Wesley (1850)
"St. Mark in his Gospel presupposes that of St. Matthew, ... St. Matthew particularly points out the fulfilling of the prophecies for the con. ..."

4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1802)
"The examples of verbal agreement in y between St. Matthew and St. Mark are ... nor St. Luke's text partly with that of St. Matthew, and partly with that of ..."

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