john the baptist

English Thesaurus

1. (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte,
definition	:	one who lives in solitude (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	saint,
definition	:	a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person)

domain category	:	new testament,
definition	:	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 (noun.communication)