lazarus

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noun person who is poor

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Word Origin & History

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."

Example Sentences for lazarus

Though we are not told the age of Lazarus we judge that he was at most no more than in man's maturity.

The sepulchre of Lazarus was a cave, with a large stone upon its mouth.

Were not those words he had just heard the despairing imprecations of Lazarus?

Better still, Lazarus, regenerated, is about to burst from the tomb.

You are one of those who suffer more because of the sores of Lazarus than Lazarus himself.

He might be Lazarus who was dead and has come back from the tomb!

Because Dives had been numb to human needs, Lazarus was the new-discovered leader.

Old Lazarus did not fail to detect the expression of wonderment and admiration.

Is it really extinct,—has Lazarus died, or is he only sleeping?

The only good deed recorded of them is that of licking the wounds of poor Lazarus.

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