Wandering Jew

Speech parts

1. Wandering Jew - Noun

2. Wandering Jew - Proper noun

Meaning

Wandering Jew

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).

Wandering Jew (plural Wandering Jews)

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

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

The plant Saxifraga stolonifera.

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Examples

It is painful to be consciously of two worlds. The Wandering Jew in me seeks forgetfulness. I am not afraid to live on and on, if only I do not have to remember too much. A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would run. Mary Antin

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