Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

john the baptist

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: john the bap-tist
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prophet of the New Testament who baptized Jesus and was subsequently executed by Herod Antipas.

noun

A harbinger or prophetic figure, often one initially ignored or rejected by others.

Example Sentences

"In those daies came Iohn the Baptist, preaching in the wildernesse of Iudea, And saying, Repent yee: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand."
"[…] and praise such as Glenn Frank’s: “Keyserling may turn out to be a John the Baptist of a new Western civilization.”"
"In 1935 Szálasi had been a lonely John the Baptist in Hungarian politics, the self-appointed leader of a tiny party, less than 500 strong, advocating an unpopular cause."
"Ellis makes Diaghilev a John the Baptist of a ‘classico-mathematical Renaissance’, and the notion that this was a renaissance of some kind or other was evidently in the air."

Etymology

From Middle English Johan þe Babtis, calqued from Latin Iōannēs Baptista.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Johan þe Babtis, Iōannēs Baptista

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law, People.

Phrases

St. John the Baptist Parish voice in the wilderness

Frequently Paired Words

voice in the wilderness

Questions

What does john the baptist mean?: A prophet of the New Testament who baptized Jesus and was subsequently executed by Herod Antipas.
Where does john the baptist come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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