Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Bible See Table at Bible.
- Peter, Saint Died c. A.D. 67. The chief of the 12 Apostles. He is traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Rome.
Wiktionary
- n. A male given name.
- n. The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
- n. biblical The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.
- n. A patronymic surname.
Etymologies
- From Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Petros), from πέτρος (petros, "stone, rock"), related to πέτρα (petra) (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I don't want to see Mary Jane breathing like an asthmatic or chew peter out and not let him speak when Peter confesses that he's Spiderman otherwise you got the crappy acting like that one actress from Adventureland.”
Spider-Man Reboot Already Written, Will Be ‘Gritty, Contemporary’ Take | /Film
“SIMON PETER According to John Foxe's Book of Martyrs, after hearing Nero's intention to kill Peter, the Christians convinced him to flee Rome .”
Chris Hitchens meets the Christians | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com
“RICHARD STRASSBERG, PETER BACANOVIC'S LAWYER: It's been a horrible ordeal for Peter, but he is going to make it through.”
“Image available PETER THE GREAT BUILDS HIS NEW CAPITAL while the old Russian elements had a rallying point in the town of Moscow, Peter decided to move his government to a new capital.”
“, Peter was the youngest and the favorite dog, Peter, if you dont leave Baby alone, Baby was an old, blind terrier that Anna had loved for many years, Peter if you dont leave Baby alone, I take a rawhide to you, you bad dog.”
“It was Peter; but no one ever called him Father _Peter_.”
“[1] See _Life of Peter the Great_, by Orlando Williams, 1859; _Peter the Great_, by John Lothrop Motley, 1877; _History of Peter I_, by John”
Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward
“Peter, or he _who is Peter_, attains to happiness, but not the man”
“Petrovna_ is Elizabeth the daughter of Peter, and _Peter Alexievich_ is”
“Early on the next came the message which produced an effect on Peter so great, that the gospel, which in some sense is his gospel (I mean that 'according to Mark') alone contains the record of it -- the message from the open grave: 'Tell my disciples _and Peter_ that I go before you into Galilee.”
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