Thaddeus

[ thad-ee-uh s ]

/ ˈθæd i əs /

noun

one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:3.

a male given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “praise.”

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Examples from the Web for thaddeus

In 2012, Bentivolio filed as a long-shot primary candidate to take on idiosyncratic five-term incumbent Thaddeus McCotter.
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She would go on to adopt six more, including Thaddeus Wilk Farrow, named in honor of the Honorable Judge Wilk.
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But having Thaddeus James Martin as a third rail has been a real godsend.
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Thaddeus Russell is the author of the forthcoming A Renegade History of the United States (Free Press/Simon Schuster, 2010).
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The fictitious sufferings of "Thaddeus of Warsaw," are transcended in real-life misery every day, and by natures quite as noble.
Pencillings by the Way|N. Parker Willis
They all think the fireplace would better be hid, Thaddeus, dear.
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But Arline had plenty of courage, especially after what had just happened; hence she appealed to Thaddeus himself.
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Thaddeus thought his doctrine likely to suffer much translation.
The Debatable Land|Arthur Colton
Thaddeus, who was just thirteen years old, killed the bear with a single stroke of his boar-spear, and just in time.
The Secret of the Night|Gaston Leroux

British Dictionary definitions for thaddeus

Thaddeus

Thadeus

/ (ˈθædɪəs) /

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for thaddeus

Thaddeus

masc. proper name, from Latin Thaddaeus, from Greek Thaddaios, from Talmudic Hebrew Tadday.