From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
John the Evangelist
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be
the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the
book of Revelation [syn: John, Saint John, St. John,
Saint John the Apostle, St. John the Apostle, John the
Evangelist, John the Divine]