Joseph
noun
1 Joseph
Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904).
synonym: Chief Joseph.
2 Joseph
Old Testament The 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt.
Dutch: Jozef, Josef
3 Joseph
New Testament Husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus.
Roget 960: purity; decency, decorum, delicacy; continence, chastity, honesty, virtue, modesty, shame; pudicity†, pucelage†, virginity. ... show more
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