Ananias

[ an-uh-nahy-uhs ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a man who was struck dead for lying.
2. a chronic liar.

Ananias

/ ˌænəˈnaɪəs /

noun

1. New Testament a Jewish Christian of Jerusalem who was struck dead for lying (Acts 5)
2. a liar

Example Sentences

Ananias Ocampo, who is at high risk of contracting the virus because of his age and health, does not qualify for Medicare, Social Security, or any other federal assistance because of his immigration status.

From Washington Times

He established the “Ananias Club” — a symbolic place of exile — for reporters who displeased him, and he filed a libel suit against Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World.

From New York Times

"She'd even taken money from our neighbours saying she would buy things there for them," Ananias remembers.

From BBC

With him he brought his adult daughter, Eleanor White Dare, and his son-in-law, Ananias, a stonemason.

From Washington Post

Married to Ananias Dare, Eleanor gave birth to Virginia—the first English child born in the New World—shortly after the English colonists landed on Roanoke Island.

From National Geographic