Wandering Jew (redirected from Agasfer)

Wan·der·ing Jew (wndr-ng)

n.

A Jew of medieval legend condemned to wander until the Day of Judgment for having mocked Jesus on the day of the Crucifixion.

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wandering Jew

n.

Any of three trailing plants, Tradescantia albiflora, T. fluminensis, or Zebrina pendula, native to tropical America, having usually variegated foliage and widely grown as houseplants.

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wandering Jew

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several related creeping or trailing plants of tropical America, esp Tradescantia fluminensis and Zebrina pendula: family Commelinaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Austral a similar creeping plant of the genus Commelina

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Wandering Jew

n

(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in medieval legend) a character condemned to roam the world eternally because he mocked Christ on the day of the Crucifixion

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Wandering Jew - a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion Jew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

Translations

wandering Jew n

a. (Bot) → miseria

b. the Wandering Jew → l'ebreo errante