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Saint Matthew
Variant of Matthew
noun
- a masculine name: dim. Matt; var. Matthias; equiv. Fr. Mathieu, Ger. & Swed. Matthaus, It. Matteo, Sp. Mateo
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- one of the four Evangelists, a customs collector to whom is ascribed the first Gospel: his day is Sept. 21also Saint Matthew
- the first book of the New Testament, telling of Jesus' life: abbrev. Matt or Mt
- one of the four Evangelists, a customs collector to whom is ascribed the first Gospel: his day is Sept. 21
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