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WANDERING JEW

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WANDERING JEW (noun)
  The noun WANDERING JEW has 1 sense:

1. a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixionplay

  Familiarity information: WANDERING JEW used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


WANDERING JEW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Wandering Jew" is a kind of...):

Hebrew; Israelite; Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)


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