Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- In the New Testament, a fisherman whose sons James and John became disciples of Jesus.
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- proper noun biblical The father of the
Apostles James and John. - proper noun A male
given name ofbiblical origin; rarely used.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Captain also described to Zebedee the appearance of the coast; and, in short, Zebedee contrived to get all the information about the place the Captain could give him, without letting it appear that he had any other motive in asking questions than mere curiosity.
The Last of the Huggermuggers Christopher Pearse Cranch 1852
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If Indiana Jones had been into truffle hunting and had been a woman, then he would have been called Melissa Waddingham and would have lived in Horsham, West Sussex, with an excitable Labrador called Zebedee.
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Christ; no doubt, their father Zebedee was a believer, but the call to follow Christ fastened on the young ones.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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You may not know it but the Magic Roundabout was originally a French political satire with each character representing a figure in French politics so I like to compare myself with the eccentric bouncing character called Zebedee who is is a Boingy thing originally described as a jack-in-the-box.
Guy Fawkes' blog guidoadmin 2009
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"Zebedee," began Captain Daniels, "I must say I can't see anything to laugh at."
Keziah Coffin Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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See Blog by me 'Zebedee' on this site entitled Lack of Action.
IrishHealth.com 2009
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See Blog by me 'Zebedee' on this site entitled Lack of Action.
IrishHealth.com 2009
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Zebedee shows up and plants a bomb on the pyro and tells Jack and Kristen to go away, the police are coming.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Sandman’s Review Forum 2009
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Scott Olson/Getty Images Zebedee Anderson, left, and family members fished while standing on a flooded section of the Bill Ramsey Memorial Highway Tuesday near Vicksburg.
Flood Fishing 2011
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It was at the Sussex track that he came closest to breaking his duck, cruising into the final furlong as if about to win easily, only to be outpaced close home by Zebedee.
John Best sends Stone Of Folca on trail of Nunthorpe victory at York 2010
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