Patmos

[ pat-mos, -mohs, -muhs; Greek paht-maws ]

noun

1. one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the southwestern coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Revelation 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).

Patmos

/ ˈpætmɒs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the Aegean, in the NW Dodecanese: St John's place of exile (about 95 ad ), where he wrote the Apocalypse. Pop: 2984 (2001). Area: 34 sq km (13 sq miles)

Other Words From

• Patmi·an adjective

Example Sentences

John of Patmos still has a word for the mess we’re in.

From Washington Post

In this sense, he argues, the witness of John of Patmos, the author of Revelation, is a bad seed yielding wicked fruit.

From Washington Post

Patmos Library Board of Trustees President Larry Walton has said about 90 of its 67,000 materials in circulation “could be relative to LGBTQ.”

From Seattle Times

The Patmos Library in Jamestown Township outside Grand Rapids will lose 84% of its $245,000 annual budget after the millage renewal was defeated in Tuesday’s general election.

From Seattle Times

Buchanan said she voted against the funding renewal to send a message, doubting that the Patmos Library would actually be forced to shutter.

From Washington Post