Wandering Jew

noun

a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.

Also wandering Jew, Wan·der·ing-jew

[won-der-ing-joo]. /ˈwɒn dər ɪŋˈdʒu/. Also called inch plant. any of various trailing or creeping plants, as Zebrina pendula or Tradescantia fluminensis, having green or variegated leaves: a popular houseplant.

Origin of Wandering Jew

First recorded in 1625–35

Words nearby Wandering Jew

wandering, wandering abscess, wandering albatross, wandering cell, wandering goiter, Wandering Jew, wandering kidney, wandering pacemaker, Wanderjahr, wanderlust, wanderoo

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Example sentences from the Web for Wandering Jew

The Federal commander gave up the attempt in despair, and resumed his Wandering-Jew march.
Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins|John Esten Cooke
This Wandering-Jew sort of a life is demoralizing me fast: I cannot hold out much longer.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. December, 1877.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Wandering Jew (1 of 2)

Wandering Jew

noun

(in medieval legend) a character condemned to roam the world eternally because he mocked Christ on the day of the Crucifixion

British Dictionary definitions for Wandering Jew (2 of 2)

wandering Jew

noun

any of several related creeping or trailing plants of tropical America, esp Tradescantia fluminensis and Zebrina pendula: family Commelinaceae

Australian a similar creeping plant of the genus Commelina

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单词	wandering jew
释义	Wandering Jew noun a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion. Also wandering Jew, Wan·der·ing-jew [won-der-ing-joo]. /ˈwɒn dər ɪŋˈdʒu/. Also called inch plant. any of various trailing or creeping plants, as Zebrina pendula or Tradescantia fluminensis, having green or variegated leaves: a popular houseplant. Origin of Wandering Jew First recorded in 1625–35 Words nearby Wandering Jew wandering, wandering abscess, wandering albatross, wandering cell, wandering goiter, Wandering Jew, wandering kidney, wandering pacemaker, Wanderjahr, wanderlust, wanderoo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Wandering Jew The Federal commander gave up the attempt in despair, and resumed his Wandering-Jew march. Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins\|John Esten Cooke This Wandering-Jew sort of a life is demoralizing me fast: I cannot hold out much longer. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. December, 1877.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Wandering Jew (1 of 2) Wandering Jew noun (in medieval legend) a character condemned to roam the world eternally because he mocked Christ on the day of the Crucifixion British Dictionary definitions for Wandering Jew (2 of 2) wandering Jew noun any of several related creeping or trailing plants of tropical America, esp Tradescantia fluminensis and Zebrina pendula: family Commelinaceae Australian a similar creeping plant of the genus Commelina Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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