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A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,

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  1. n. A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,
  2. v. i. To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out.
  3. v:100 n. disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope