Thaddeus

[ thad-ee-uhs ]

noun

1. one of the twelve apostles. Matthew 10:3.
2. a male given name.

Thaddeus

/ ˈθædɪəs /

noun

1. New Testament one of the 12 apostles (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18), traditionally identified with Jude

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thaddeus¹

From Late Latin Thaddaeus, from Greek Thaddaîos, from Aramaic Thaddai, of uncertain meaning

Example Sentences

In 2012, Bentivolio filed as a long-shot primary candidate to take on idiosyncratic five-term incumbent Thaddeus McCotter.

From The Daily Beast

She would go on to adopt six more, including Thaddeus Wilk Farrow, named in honor of the Honorable Judge Wilk.

From The Daily Beast

Thaddeus Stevensby Fawn M. Brodie This book came out 50 years ago.

From The Daily Beast

But having Thaddeus James Martin as a third rail has been a real godsend.

From The Daily Beast

But, Thaddeus Russell says, unabashed queens have transformed life for everyone, straight and gay.

From The Daily Beast

Thaddeus Kosciusko had returned from the United States, where he had fought for liberty and was trying to save his own country.

From Project Gutenberg

For the moment Thaddeus Stevens seemed to be convinced that it was not desirable to admit Alabama.

From Project Gutenberg

"It's easy to see, tax-gatherer, that you haven't known the Master long," said the little man whom they called Thaddeus.

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"I should like to see such a thing once," said the disciple Thaddeus to his comrades as they went along.

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Among the remarkable men of modern times there is perhaps none whose fame is purer from reproach than that of Thaddeus Kosciusko.

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