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JOSEPH

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• JOSEPH (noun)
The noun JOSEPH has 3 senses:

1. leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
2. (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt
3. (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus

Familiarity information: JOSEPH used as a noun is uncommon.

• JOSEPH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Chief Joseph; Joseph

Instance hypernyms:

Nez Perce (a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast)

Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of native Americans)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

patriarch (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

(New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

carpenter (a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects)

Domain category:

New Testament (the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible)

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