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noun : PHILEMON
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) (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 ;
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2. (
) (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul ;
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3. (
) a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping ;
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