Arimathea

American  

[ar-uh-muh-they-uh] / ˌær ə məˈθeɪ ə /

Or Arimathaea

noun

1. a town in ancient Palestine.

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Arimathea British  

/ ˌærɪməˈθiːə /

noun

1. a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown

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Other Word Forms

• Arimathaean adjective
• Arimathean adjective

Example Sentences

The man in a green hat, on the far right, is thought to be a self-portrait of Pontormo, yet the traditional male witnesses to the deposition, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, are nowhere to be seen.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Holy Saturday marks Jesus' burial in a tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea.

From Salon

Lancelot is a Judean assassin who studied kung fu under martial-arts master Joseph of Arimathea.

From Washington Post

Cage said the water tasted like blood, just as the story of Joseph of Arimathea says.

From Salon