Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Matthew, Saint
     
Matthew, Saint
one of Jesus Christ's discipleS (=his close friends and followers). According to Bible stories, he was a tax collector and wrote The Gospel according to St Matthew, which describes the life and teaching of Jesus.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary