Bartholomew

[ bahr-thol-uh-myoo ]

/ bɑrˈθɒl əˌmyu /

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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Bartholomew I

noun

Dimitrios Archontonis, born 1940, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 1991.

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Bartholomew Columbus marched thither, therefore, and was received with great honours, by the cacique and by his sister.
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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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