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Barabbas

[ buh-rab-uhs ]

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a condemned criminal pardoned by Pilate in order to appease the mob, which demanded that he be freed instead of Jesus.


Barabbas

/ bəˈræbəs /

noun

  1. New Testament a condemned robber who was released at the Passover instead of Jesus (Matthew 27:16)
“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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Example Sentences

“A Hum San Sui,” by Kentaro Kujirai and Barabbas Okuyama, the Japanese choreographers and performers, seemed ill-served by film.

Good citizens, zealously strong in their faith, faced with a decision that would change history forever, and they chose Barabbas.

All mobs descend from the one that voted to set free Barabbas.

An exception was the 1961 religious movie "Barabbas," which used actual footage from a solar eclipse in a climactic scene depicting Jesus Christ's crucifixion.

From Reuters

An exception was the 1961 religious movie "Barabbas," which used actual footage from a solar eclipse in a climactic scene depicting Jesus Christ's crucifixion.

From Reuters

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