Prester John

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• Prester John — • Name of a legendary Eastern priest and king. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prester John     Prester John     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Prester John — est un personnage créé par Marvel Comics. Il est apparu pour la première fois dans Fantastic Four Vol.1 #54, en 1966. Le personnage est basé sur le Prêtre Jean. Origines Prester John est un explorateur vieux de plusieurs centaines d années, né au …   Wikipédia en Français

• Prester John — c.1300, Prestre Johan, legendary medieval Christian king and priest, said to have ruled either in the Far East or Ethiopia. From V.L. *prester, a transition between L. presbyter and English PRIEST (Cf. priest). First mentioned in the West by mid… …   Etymology dictionary

• Prester John — [pres′tər] n. a legendary medieval Christian king and priest said to have ruled either in the Far East or in Ethiopia …   English World dictionary

• Prester John — The legends of Prester John (also Presbyter John), popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries, told of a Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans in the Orient. Written… …   Wikipedia

• Prester John — /pres teuhr/ a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel. * * * Legendary Christian ruler of the East. He was… …   Universalium

• Prester John — (? twelfth century)    Legendary Monarch.    Prester (Presbyter) John was a priestly king who was said to have conquered the Muslims and who would eventually liberate the Holy Land. The story first appears in the Chronicle of Otto of Freising and …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Prester John — Wappen des Priesterkönigs Johannes aus dem „Libro del conoscimiento de todos reynos“ (14. Jh.) Der Priesterkönig Johannes (lat.: rex et sacerdos oder indorum rex, andere Namen: Priester Johannes, Presbyter Johannes, Prester Johannes) ist ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• PRESTER, JOHN —    See JOHN, PRESTER …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Prester John — /ˌprɛstə ˈdʒɒn/ (say .prestuh jon) noun a supposed Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, said to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel. {Prester priest, Middle… …   Australian English dictionary

• Prester John — /pres teuhr/ a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel …   Useful english dictionary