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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

Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea, on the crypt level.

From Washington Post Aug. 19, 2016

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

From The Guardian Jul. 12, 2012

He was supposed to be slightly mad, because he believed himself to be a relation of Joseph of Arimathea.

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

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