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Wandering Jew

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Noun

1. wandering jew

a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wandering Jew

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noun
1. 
any of several related creeping or trailing plants of tropical America, esp Tradescantia fluminensis and Zebrina pendula: family Commelinaceae
2. Australian
a similar creeping plant of the genus Commelina
noun
(in medieval legend) a character condemned to roam the world eternally because he mocked Christ on the day of the Crucifixion

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Wandering Jew

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1. 
in medieval folklore, a Jew condemned to wander the earth restlessly until the second coming of Christ because of his scornful attitude just before the Crucifixion
2.  [w- J-]
any of several trailing plants (genus Tradescantia) of the spiderwort family, having smooth stems and leaves, and white, red, or blue flowers; esp., a common houseplant (T. zebrina) with purple flowers

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wandering Jew

see synonyms of wandering jew
n.
A Jew of medieval legend condemned to wander until the Day of Judgment for having mocked Jesus on the day of the Crucifixion.
n.
Any of several trailing plants chiefly of the genus Tradescantia, often having variegated purplish foliage and widely grown as houseplants.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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