Thaddeus

[ thad-ee-uhs ]

/ ˈθæd i əs /

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noun

one of the twelve apostles. Matthew 10:3.

a male given name.

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Origin of Thaddeus

From Late Latin Thaddaeus, from Greek Thaddaîos, from Aramaic Thaddai, of uncertain meaning

Words nearby Thaddeus

Th 227, thā, Thabana-Ntlenyana, Thach, Thackeray, Thaddeus, Thadentsonyane, thae, Thai, Thailand, Thaïs

How to use Thaddeus in a sentence

I didn't know it was Thaddeus at the time, but if it was anybody right there, it would have been the same way.
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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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Gladwell's Favorite Literary Outliers|Malcolm Gladwell|October 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST

But having Thaddeus James Martin as a third rail has been a real godsend.
Goodbye to My Soap Star Life|Michael E. Knight|September 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But, Thaddeus Russell says, unabashed queens have transformed life for everyone, straight and gay.
Glee: In Praise of Stereotypes|Thaddeus Russell|May 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Thaddeus Kosciusko had returned from the United States, where he had fought for liberty and was trying to save his own country.
The Story of Russia|R. Van Bergen, M.A.
For the moment Thaddeus Stevens seemed to be convinced that it was not desirable to admit Alabama.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming
"It's easy to see, tax-gatherer, that you haven't known the Master long," said the little man whom they called Thaddeus.
I.N.R.I.|Peter Rosegger
"I should like to see such a thing once," said the disciple Thaddeus to his comrades as they went along.
I.N.R.I.|Peter Rosegger
Among the remarkable men of modern times there is perhaps none whose fame is purer from reproach than that of Thaddeus Kosciusko.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8|Various

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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