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
Thus he ranted, to the great edification of his hearers, who regard him as a perfect Boanerges, to which title his stentorian voice would truly entitle him.
From The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession by John H. Aughey
Boanerges, bo-an-erj′es, n. a noisy preacher or shouting orator.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
He gave three of his disciples nicknames, and they were all given to express forcefulness; Simon he called Peter, the Rock; and James and John he called Boanerges, the sons of thunder.
From The Social Principles of Jesus by Walter Rauschenbusch
Boanerges, not Balzac, now occupies the pasteboard pulpit of fiction.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
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