Arimathea

or Ar·i·ma·thae·a

[ ar-uh-muh-they-uh ]

noun

1. a town in ancient Palestine.

Arimathea

/ ˌærɪməˈθiːə /

noun

1. a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown

Other Words From

• Ar·i·ma·the·an Ar·i·ma·thae·an adjective

Example Sentences

This place is supposed to stand on the site of Arimathea, and is marked as such in many of the maps.

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Our thoughts turn to the Sunday morning in the garden of Joseph of Arimathea, when the faithful women came to the rock-hewn tomb.

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They passed the night at Arimathea, a pretty village surrounded with gardens enclosed with hedges of prickly pear.

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Christs by the thousands, who had found no Josephs of Arimathea to hide their defilement in garden-sepulchres.

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The story sprang from certain legends which had grown up about the name of Joseph of Arimathea.

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