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EZRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
Synonyms:
Book of Ezra; Ezra
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
Holonyms ("Ezra" is a part of...):
Old Testament (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)
Hagiographa; Ketubim; Writings (the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
copyist; scribe; scrivener (someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts)
non-Christian priest; priest (a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion)
