Definitions for Luke
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Luke, Saint Luke, St. Lukenoun

   (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel

2. Luke, Gospel of Luke, Gospel According to Lukenoun

   one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lukeadjective

   lukewarm

   Nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke. uE000182231uE001 Dickens.

2. Lukenoun

   A male given name from Latin Lucas, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς or a shortened form of Lucius.

   "Your parents like Cool Hand Luke, yes?" "I don't really know. Why?" "Why? Because they name you Luke." I was worried I might have to explain that my name wasn't all that uncommon, and, anyway, Claudia had named me after the alter ego of Hank Williams, Luke the Drifter.

3. Lukenoun

   Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

4. Lukenoun

   The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.

5. Lukenoun

   An English patronymic surname, a variant of Luck.

6. Lukenoun

   An Irish patronymic surname, a later anglicization of Lúcás.

7. Lukenoun

   A village in Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

8. Lukenoun

   A village in Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

9. Lukenoun

   A village in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

10. Lukenoun

    A village in Tartu, Estonia.

11. Lukenoun

    A village in Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia.

12. Lukenoun

    A village in Moravica district, Serbia.

13. Lukenoun

    A town in Maryland, United States; named for papermaker William Luke.

14. Etymology: From luke, leuke, lewke, from an unexplained variant or extension of lewe, from hleow, perhaps due to confusion with wlæc.

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1. luke

   As a name, Luke is of Greek origin and means "light-giving" or "illumined." It commonly refers to an individual person, often associated with Saint Luke, a physician who contributed to the New Testament in the Christian Bible. In another context, it can also mean a book in the New Testament of the Bible, popularly known as the Gospel of Luke. Lastly, 'Luke' could also be used as an adjective in English slang to refer to something that is weak or diluted, often used in the context "luke-warm", meaning mildly warm or room temperature. Variations of the slang usage depend on regional dialects and colloquial language use.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lukeadjective

   moderately warm; not hot; tepid

2. Etymology: [Prob. fr. lew, perh. influenced by AS. wlc warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.]

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1. Luke

   Luke is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located on the Potomac River just upstream of Williamsport. Known originally as West Piedmont, the town is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 65 at the 2010 census.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Luke

   or Lucanus, author of the third Gospel, as well as the Acts, born in Antioch, a Greek by birth and a physician by profession, probably a convert, as he was a companion, of St. Paul; is said to have suffered martyrdom and been buried at Constantinople; is the patron saint of artists, and represented in Christian art with an ox lying near him, or in the act of painting; his Gospel appears to have been written before the year 63, and shows a Pauline interest in Christ, who is represented as the Saviour of Jew and Gentile alike; it was written for a Gentile Christian and in correspondence with eye-witnesses of Christ's life and death.

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1. luke

   Song lyrics by luke -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by luke on the Lyrics.com website.

2. LUKE

   What does LUKE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LUKE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LUKE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Luke is ranked #1961 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Luke surname appeared 18,425 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Luke.
   
   72.5% or 13,375 total occurrences were White.
   15.1% or 2,799 total occurrences were Black.
   4.9% or 918 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.1% or 571 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3% or 555 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 210 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Apostle
   • Evangelist
   • Gospel
   • Book

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Luke' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2819

Anagrams for Luke »

1. leuk

How to pronounce Luke?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Luke in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Luke in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Luke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Luke in a Sentence

1. Luke Milton:

   When I finished up with professional sport, I really struggled to find that camaraderie and find that mate ship outside of the sport itself, i still get intimidated when I walk into some gym environments. They can be really intimidating places. Looking for a way to bring a positive and team-oriented experience into the fitness industry, Luke Milton founded Training Mate, a fitness studio with an ‘ Aussie ’ flair in West Hollywood, California.

2. Hugh Osborn:

   The typical brown dwarf temperature is somewhere between luke-warm water, which would appear black to our eyes, and a campfire, which would glow faintly red, in the case of [this system], the brown dwarf is being heated by the star it orbits, meaning the dayside of the object would be glowing red hot. The night side would be darker, but some of this heat would be sucked around by winds, heating it up.

3. Harrison Ford:

   Segments of the audience were able to find a character in the story overall that they could relate to, girls related to Princess Leia, young men related to Luke Skywalker.

4. Jordan Somers:

   He is not responsible for any actions that the U.S. government has taken. Please understand that we had no prior knowledge of the rescue attempt for Luke, and we mean no harm to anyone.

5. Paula Somers:

   Please show mercy and give us an opportunity to see our Luke again. He is all that we have.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Luke
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Luke
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Luke
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Luke
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Luke
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html