Definitions
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- In the New Testament, the husband of Elizabeth and the father of John the Baptist.
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- proper noun biblical The father of
John the Baptist . - proper noun A male
given name .
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- noun an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
- noun a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC
Etymologies
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Examples
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The stress of the lawsuit makes it difficult for Gus to focus on the novel he has been contracted to write, which is based on the suspicious death of billionaire Konstantin Zacharias.
WEEKLY BOOK RELEASES FOR DECEMBER 6TH | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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The angel calls Zacharias back to Daniel 9, where the prediction concerning the coming of Messiah was foretold by Gabriel.
From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979
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Knuppelberg sat in the back of his car with the handcuffed Kidder, and a local Gestapo man called Zacharias sat in the other car with Kirby-Green, also handcuffed.
THE GREAT ESCAPE BRICKHILL, PAUL 1951
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One is, that St. Matthew calls the Zacharias spoken of by our Saviour, the son of Barachias; whereas this Zacharias, slain by
The Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 04. 1630-1694 1820
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Epiphanius likewise cites a passage concerning the death of Zacharias, which is not in Jerome's copy, viz.:
Forbidden books of the original New Testament William Wake 1697
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Epiphanius likewise cites a passage concerning the death of Zacharias, which is not in Jerome's copy, viz.:
The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 1, Mary William Wake 1697
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That Zaccheus was a Jew is indicated by his name, which is a variant of "Zacharias," with a Greek or Latin termination; he must have been particularly obnoxious to his people on account of his advanced status among the publicans, all of whom were in Roman employ.
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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When Elizabeth's son was born, the neighbors, cousins and aunts all assembled and at once volunteered their opinions as to the boy's name, and all insisted that he should be named "Zacharias," after his father.
The Woman's Bible Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1858
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Officials at the National Science Foundation haven't determined who would work during a shutdown, but the agency's list of essential personnel "is likely to be a small percentage of our workforce," according to spokeswoman Maria Zacharias.
Federal agencies, contractors preparing for government shutdown 2011
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Officials at the National Science Foundation haven't determined who would work during a shutdown, but the agency's list of essential personnel "is likely to be a small percentage of our workforce," according to spokeswoman Maria Zacharias.
Federal agencies, contractors preparing for government shutdown 2011
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