Boanerges
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a surname given by Jesus to James and John.
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(used with a singular verb) a vociferous preacher or orator.
noun
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New Testament a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 3:17
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a fiery preacher, esp one with a powerful voice
Etymology
Origin of Boanerges
< Late Latin < Greek Boanergés ≪ Hebrew bənē reghesh sons of thunder
Example Sentences
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The owner of Boanerges came to the point at once.
From A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay
But My Grand commands profound attention from the room, and a neighbour, who afterwards proved a perfect Boanerges in debate, whispered to us concerning his vast attainments and high literary position.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
And Boanerges himself could hardly have held a candle to him in this way.
From The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers by Mason Locke Weems
A dog-cart by Adams and a thoroughbred like Boanerges were, after all, worth a glance at.
From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever
And the urbane ease and flowing rhythms of Thackeray are preferable to the baphometic verbal baptisms of Carlyle the Boanerges.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
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