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