dictionary definitions for "luke"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Luke
      n 1: (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St.
           Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the
           third Gospel [syn: Luke, Saint Luke, St. Luke]
      2: one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains
         details of Jesus's birth and early life [syn: Luke, {Gospel
         of Luke}, Gospel According to Luke]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luke \Luke\ (l[=u]k), a. [Prob. fr. lew, perh. influenced by AS.
     wl[ae]c warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.]
     Moderately warm; not hot; tepid; lukewarm. -- Luke"ness, n.
     [Obs.]
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           Nine penn'orth o'brandy and water luke.  --Dickens.
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