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Wandering jew Common

Wandering jew has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion

2

Alternative letter-case form of wandering Jew (“plant”)

3

Any plant of three species of spiderworts, Tradescantia pallida, Tradescantia fluminensis, and Tradescantia zebrina.

Proper Noun
1

A Jewish shoemaker who, in Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his (Jesus') crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until Jesus' return (ie. the second coming).

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