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Arimathea

American  
[ar-uh-muh-they-uh] / ˌær ə məˈθeɪ ə /
Or Arimathaea

noun

  1. a town in ancient Palestine.


Arimathea British  
/ ˌærɪməˈθiːə /

noun

  1. a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

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

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022

Washington National Cathedral, Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea on the crypt level, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-537-6200 or nationalcathedral.org.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2016

The novel reproduces a detail from the painting – Joseph of Arimathea, the wetness rolling down his cheeks.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2012

It may have been Joseph of Arimathea, it may have been— oh, well.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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