Arimathea
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Arimathaean adjective
- Arimathean adjective
Example Sentences
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Rutz, the managing director, whose family has been in town since the 1633 vow, and who this year plays Joseph of Arimathea, said change has become its own tradition.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022
Holy Saturday marks Jesus' burial in a tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022
Washington National Cathedral, Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea on the crypt level, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-537-6200 or nationalcathedral.org.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2016
He was specifically thinking about a legend that as a boy, Jesus of Nazareth visited England with his great uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a sailor and trader.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2016
He was supposed to be slightly mad, because he believed himself to be a relation of Joseph of Arimathea.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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