Lukan

See also: lukan

English

Alternative forms

• Lucan

Etymology

From Luke +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlukən/

Adjective

Lukan (comparative more Lukan, superlative most Lukan)

1. (Christianity) Relating to Luke the Evangelist or to Luke-Acts.
   • 1985, Williston Walker et al., A History of the Christian Church, 4th edition, page 107:

     In the structure of this rite (details of which varied from church to church), it is easy to discern the lineaments of the Lucan sequence of repentance, baptism, and laying-on of hands (though neither Tertullian nor Hippolytus is at any pains, as Luke apparently was, to separate the gift of the Spirit from the baptism proper).

Coordinate terms

• Johannine
• Markan
• Matthean
• Pauline
• Petrine

Anagrams

• kulan

German

Alternative forms

• Lucan

Etymology

From Latin Lūcānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈkaːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Proper noun

Lukan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Lukans)

1. the Roman poet Lucan