ezra
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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 (noun.communication)
| instance hypernym | : | book, |
| definition | : | a major division of a long written composition (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | old testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | hagiographa, ketubim, writings, |
| definition | : | the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures (noun.communication) |
2. a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | copyist, scribe, scrivener, |
| definition | : | someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts (noun.person) |
| instance hypernym | : | non-christian priest, priest, |
| definition | : | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion (noun.person) |
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