English dictionary

Philemon

/f/I/'l/i/m/@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

(Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety

noun.person

Source: WordNet 3.0
(New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul

noun.person

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a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping

noun.communication

Synonyms epistle of paul the apostle to philemon epistle to philemon

Source: WordNet 3.0