Patmos
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An island of the Dodecanese, Greece; notable for landmarks such as the Cave of the Apocalypse and the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian; in Christian tradition, where Apostle John was exiled and received divine visions recorded in the Book of Revelations.
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek Πάτμος (Pátmos).