Thaddeus
[thad-ee-uh s]
- 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
Contemporary Examples
In 2012, Bentivolio filed as a long-shot primary candidate to take on idiosyncratic five-term incumbent Thaddeus McCotter.
She would go on to adopt six more, including Thaddeus Wilk Farrow, named in honor of the Honorable Judge Wilk.
Thaddeus Stevensby Fawn M. Brodie This book came out 50 years ago.
But having Thaddeus James Martin as a third rail has been a real godsend.
But, Thaddeus Russell says, unabashed queens have transformed life for everyone, straight and gay.
Historical Examples
The death of Thaddeus Stevens, in 1868, had left the House without a master.
The Negro and the NationGeorge S. Merriam
The wild doctrines of Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens on these points are not our law.
America FirstVarious
Thaddeus Stevens received me with as much civility as he was capable of.
Destruction and Reconstruction:Richard Taylor
Thaddeus Funston continued to mold the clay bits and put them in place.
A Filbert Is a NutRick Raphael
"The Council exists, and with it the obligation it imposes," replied Thaddeus.
The Parisians, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Thaddeus
Thadeus
- 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.
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