Zacharias

American  

[zak-uh-rahy-uhs] / ˌzæk əˈraɪ əs /

noun

1. Douay Bible. Zechariah.

2. Saint. Also died 752, Greek ecclesiastic, born in Italy: pope 741–752.

3. Zachariah.

4. a male given name, form of Zachariah.

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Zacharias British  

/ ˌzækəˈraɪəs /

noun

1. New Testament John the Baptist's father, who underwent a temporary period of dumbness for his lack of faith (Luke 1)

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Zacharias

"After today's decision, justice must, without distraction, investigate the involvement of third parties in felony offenses," said Zacharias Kesses, a lawyer for victims of the Predator affair.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

Since the Jan. 18 incident, Zacharias has been victimized a second time, by a scammer playing on her desperation to find Onyx.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2024

FBI agents also arrested Navarro’s mother, Dora Asghari, 59, of Torrance and a friend, Zacharias Diamantides-Abel, 34, of Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

Zacharias Moussaoui, the only man convicted in a U.S. court for a role in the Sept. 11 attacks, was tried in Virginia, not far from the Pentagon.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

Thus Hans Lipperhey, Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius all claimed to have discovered the telescope at around the same time in 1608.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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