Ananias

[an-uh-nahy-uhs]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a man who was struck dead for lying.

2. a chronic liar.

Ananias

/ ˌænəˈnaɪəs /

noun

1. New Testament a Jewish Christian of Jerusalem who was struck dead for lying (Acts 5)

2. a liar

Example Sentences

The man, identified as Diego Ananias Arellano Diaz, was arrested and charged with bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

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Ananias Ocampo, who is at high risk of contracting the virus because of his age and health, does not qualify for Medicare, Social Security, or any other federal assistance because of his immigration status.

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He established the “Ananias Club” — a symbolic place of exile — for reporters who displeased him, and he filed a libel suit against Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World.

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"She'd even taken money from our neighbours saying she would buy things there for them," Ananias remembers.

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With him he brought his adult daughter, Eleanor White Dare, and his son-in-law, Ananias, a stonemason.

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