Boanerges

American  

[boh-uh-nur-jeez] / ˌboʊ əˈnɜr dʒiz /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a surname given by Jesus to James and John.

2. (used with a singular verb) a vociferous preacher or orator.

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Boanerges British  

/ ˌbəʊəˈnɜːdʒiːz /

noun

1. New Testament a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 3:17

2. a fiery preacher, esp one with a powerful voice

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Etymology

Origin of Boanerges

< Late Latin < Greek Boanergés ≪ Hebrew bənē reghesh sons of thunder

Example Sentences

And Boanerges himself could hardly have held a candle to him in this way.

From The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers by Weems, Mason Locke

But My Grand commands profound attention from the room, and a neighbour, who afterwards proved a perfect Boanerges in debate, whispered to us concerning his vast attainments and high literary position.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

Thus he ranted, to the great edification of his hearers, who regard him as a perfect Boanerges, to which title his stentorian voice would truly entitle him.

From The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession by Aughey, John H.

Boanerges, as she swung to the first of the flood-tide, were two naval officers.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Boanerges, not Balzac, now occupies the pasteboard pulpit of fiction.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James