Ezra


Definition: Meaning of, Ezra in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɛzrə /

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  1. a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
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  2. an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
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Ezra used in phrases

  • Book of Ezra (noun)
    1. an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
  • Ezra Cornell (noun)
    1. 1807-1874 with Andrew D. White united States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 founded Cornell University
  • Ezra Loomis Pound (noun)
    1. 1885-1972 united States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature
  • Ezra Pound (noun)
    1. 1885-1972 united States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature
  • Pound, Ezra
    1. (1885-1972) a US poet who lived mostly in Europe, and whose poems include the Cantos . He broadcast on the radio in support of FASCISM and MUSSOLINI during World War II. As a result, after the war the US government charged him with TREASON, but he was judged to be mentally ill and sent to a mental hospital until 1958.
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