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Dismas

Dismas proper noun: the penitent thief who was crucified along with Jesus Christ and is venerated as a saint in certain churches.

Proper noun

Dismas

  1. The penitent thief who was crucified along with Jesus Christ and is venerated as a saint in certain churches.

Forms of Dismas

alternative formDimas
alternative formDysmas

Questions about Dismas

What does Dismas mean?
Dismas means the penitent thief who was crucified along with Jesus Christ and is venerated as a saint in certain churches.
What part of speech is Dismas?
Dismas is a proper noun.

Words near Dismas in the dictionary

  1. dismarching
  2. dismarried
  3. dismarries
  4. dismarry
  5. dismarrying
  6. Dismas
  7. dismask
  8. dismasked
  9. dismasking
  10. dismasks
  11. dismast

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