joseph
English Thesaurus
1. (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | carpenter, |
| definition | : | a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | new testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
2. (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | patriarch, |
| definition | : | any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | old testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
3. leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | nez perce, |
| definition | : | a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast (noun.person) |
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