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Synonyms for lazarus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : laz-er-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæz ər əs

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Définition of lazarus

Origin :
  • Biblical character (Luke xvi:20), the poor man covered in sores; his name was extended in medieval usage to "any poor and visibly diseased person" (cf. lazar, mid-14c., "one deformed and nauseous with filthy and pestilential diseases" [Johnson]). The name is from a Greek rendition of Hebrew El'azar, literally "God has helped."
  • As in pauper : noun person who is poor
  • As in have-not : noun pauper
Example sentences :
  • Though we are not told the age of Lazarus we judge that he was at most no more than in man's maturity.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The sepulchre of Lazarus was a cave, with a large stone upon its mouth.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Were not those words he had just heard the despairing imprecations of Lazarus?
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Better still, Lazarus, regenerated, is about to burst from the tomb.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • You are one of those who suffer more because of the sores of Lazarus than Lazarus himself.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • He might be Lazarus who was dead and has come back from the tomb!
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Because Dives had been numb to human needs, Lazarus was the new-discovered leader.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Old Lazarus did not fail to detect the expression of wonderment and admiration.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • Is it really extinct,—has Lazarus died, or is he only sleeping?
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • The only good deed recorded of them is that of licking the wounds of poor Lazarus.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various

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