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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • In the New Testament, the man whom Jesus miraculously raised from the dead in the village of Bethany.
  • Emma,American poet. Her sonnet “The New Colossus” (1883) is inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty.

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  • proper noun New Testament A man, the brother of Mary and Martha, brought back to life by Jesus after being in the tomb for four days.
  • proper noun New Testament A beggar in a parable told by Jesus Christ.
  • proper noun rare A male given name.
  • verb To rescue a dying person.
  • verb To raise from the dead.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar
  • noun 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

Etymologies

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Via Late Latin Lazarus, from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lazaros), the New Testament Greek form of Secunda Hebrew אלעזר (ʼElʻāzār), literally “El has helped”; see Eleazar.

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