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Wandering Jew

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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.
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.
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
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
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Noun1.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
wandering Jew n
a. (Bot) → miseria
b. the Wandering Jew → l'ebreo errante


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On one wall the subjects were described as "Illustrations of the Passions;" on the other, as "Episodes in the Life of the Wandering Jew.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
A wanderer am I, who have walked long at thy heels; always on the way, but without a goal, also without a home: so that verily, I lack little of being the eternally Wandering Jew, except that I am not eternal and not a Jew.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
Up under the wooden ceiling there were little half-windows with white curtains, and pots of geraniums and wandering Jew in the deep sills.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
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