Johannine

[joh-han-in, -ahyn]

adjective

of or relating to the apostle John or to the books in the New Testament attributed to him.

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Origin of Johannine

First recorded in 1860–65; Johann(es) + -ine¹

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Examples from the Web for johannine

Historical Examples

The Johannine or Eastern churches, which regarded John as their founder.
The Bible
John E. Remsburg
In the Johannine tradition this saying has become “I am the light of the world.”
Sources of the Synoptic Gospels
Carl S. Patton
Love is the ‘very self-hood’ of God, says Ruysbroeck in strict Johannine language.
Ruysbroeck
Evelyn Underhill
The cosmology is thoroughly Johannine, and only awaits the name of the Logos.
Outspoken Essays
William Ralph Inge
The next passage pointed out as derived from the Johannine Gospel occurs in the same chapter: "My sheep hear my voice."
Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III)
Walter Richard Cassels

Word Origin and History for johannine

Johannine

adj.

"of or pertaining to the Apostle John," 1861, from Latin Joannes (see John) + -ine (1).

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper