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TITUS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters

Synonyms:

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus; Epistle to Titus; Titus

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)

Holonyms ("Titus" is a part of...):

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:

Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (39-81)

Synonyms:

Titus; Titus Flavius Vespasianus; Titus Vespasianus Augustus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Emperor of Rome; Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Roman Empire)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)

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