Arimathea
or Ar·i·ma·thae·a
a town in ancient Palestine. Matthew 27:57.
Other words from Arimathea
- Ar·i·ma·the·an, Ar·i·ma·thae·an, adjective
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How to use Arimathea in a sentence
This place is supposed to stand on the site of Arimathea, and is marked as such in many of the maps.
A Ride across Palestine | Anthony TrollopeOur thoughts turn to the Sunday morning in the garden of Joseph of Arimathea, when the faithful women came to the rock-hewn tomb.
Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century | Estelle M. HurllThey passed the night at Arimathea, a pretty village surrounded with gardens enclosed with hedges of prickly pear.
Lothair | Benjamin DisraeliChrists by the thousands, who had found no Josephs of Arimathea to hide their defilement in garden-sepulchres.
The Kingdom Round the Corner | Coningsby DawsonThe story sprang from certain legends which had grown up about the name of Joseph of Arimathea.
Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion | Beatrice Clay
British Dictionary definitions for Arimathea
Arimathaea
/ (ˌærɪməˈθiːə) /
a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown
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