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Lazarus

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Laz·a·rus  (lzr-s)
In the New Testament, the brother of Mary and Martha.
Lazarus, Emma 1849-1887.
American writer. Her poem "The New Colossus" is inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty in Upper New York Bay.
Lazarus [ˈlæzərəs]
n New Testament
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the brother of Mary and Martha, whom Jesus restored to life (John 11-12)
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the beggar who lay at the gate of the rich man Dives in Jesus' parable (Luke 16:19-31)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.LazarusLazarus - the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
2.Lazarus - the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar
Translations
Lazarus [ˈlæzərəs] N → Lázaro
Lazarus [ˈlæzərəs] n → Lazzaro
Lazarus [ˈlæzərəs] n → Lazzaro


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Poor Lazarus there, chattering his teeth against the curbstone for his pillow, and shaking off his tatters with his shiverings, he might plug up both ears with rags, and put a corn-cob into his mouth, and yet that would not keep out the tempestuous Euroclydon.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
There was nothing more at Jerusalem to be seen, except the traditional houses of Dives and Lazarus of the parable, the Tombs of the Kings, and those of the Judges; the spot where they stoned one of the disciples to death, and beheaded another; the room and the table made celebrated by the Last Supper; the fig-tree that Jesus withered; a number of historical places about Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives, and fifteen or twenty others in different portions of the city itself.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Mazarini may now be carried to the augmentative Maigre, thin as Lazarus.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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