Joseph of Arimathea

Also Jos·eph of Ar·i·ma·thae·a

[joh-zuhf uhv ar-uh-muh-they-uh, -suhf]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a member of the Sanhedrin who placed the body of Jesus in the tomb.

Joseph of Arimathea

/ ˌærɪməˈθɪːə /

noun

1. New Testament a wealthy member of the Sanhedrin, who obtained the body of Jesus after the Crucifixion and laid it in his own tomb (Matthew 27:57–60). Feast day: Mar 17 or July 31

Example Sentences

Rutz, the managing director, whose family has been in town since the 1633 vow, and who this year plays Joseph of Arimathea, said change has become its own tradition.

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Holy Saturday marks Jesus' burial in a tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea.

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Lancelot is a Judean assassin who studied kung fu under martial-arts master Joseph of Arimathea.

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Cage said the water tasted like blood, just as the story of Joseph of Arimathea says.

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But in the churches of Venice I found a use for them, I could read the paintings for R., or not the paintings but the stories they told: Joseph of Arimathea, Mary and Martha, Sebastian nursing his arrows.

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