Bartholomew

[ bahr-thol-uh-myoo ]

/ bɑrˈθɒl əˌmyu /

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noun

one of the 12 apostles: sometimes called Nathanael. Mark 3:18.

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “son of Talmai.”

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How to use Bartholomew in a sentence

Bland-Hawthorn, Bartholomew and Sellars suggest plugging in a quantum hard drive at each telescope that can record and store the wavelike states of incoming photons without disturbing them.
Quantum Double-Slit Experiment Offers Hope for Earth-Size Telescope|Thomas Lewton|May 5, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Bartholomew is confident that the hard drives can be shielded from errant electric and magnetic fields that disrupt quantum states.
Quantum Double-Slit Experiment Offers Hope for Earth-Size Telescope|Thomas Lewton|May 5, 2021|Quanta Magazine
His first book for young readers, ZEKE BARTHOLOMEW: SUPERSPY!
Michael Connelly's Genius Thriller|Jason Pinter|October 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Try former ambassadors Thomas Pickering, Morton Abramowitz, Frank Wisner, Reginald Bartholomew, and Winston Lord.
Replace Rahm|Leslie H. Gelb|February 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

I was not altogether deceived: it was a kind of Bartholomew drama, in which the parts were performed by puppets.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
It was a duel to the death between two giants; unfortunately, the Saint-Bartholomew proved to be only a wound.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
You do have a recollection, however, of living in a house on Bartholomew?
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Before you moved to 1010 Bartholomew you lived, did you not, at 1242 Congress?
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
If this house between Alvez and Bartholomew is a green house.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for Bartholomew

Bartholomew

/ (bɑːˈθɒləˌmjuː) /

noun Saint Bartholomew

New Testament one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3). Feast day: Aug 24 or June 11

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