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Synonyms of Lazarus

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Another word for Lazarus is Lazarus of Bethany. Other synonyms of Lazarus are Saint Lazare, Saint Lazarus, pauper and beggar.

Synonyms and similar words for Lazarus

proper nounLazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered as...

  • Lazarus of BethanySynonym of Lazarus (“Lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered...
  • Saint LazareSynonym of Lazarus (“Lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered...
  • Saint LazarusSynonym of Lazarus (“Lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered...

nounA poor person, a beggar.

Meaning of Lazarus

  1. proper noun Lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered as a saint.
  2. proper noun A beggar in a parable by Jesus Christ, traditionally (Christianity) thought to have been a leper and often conflated with Lazarus of Bethany.
  3. proper noun A male given name from Hebrew.

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Questions about synonyms of Lazarus

What is another word for Lazarus?
Lazarus has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Lazarus of Bethany, Saint Lazare, Saint Lazarus, pauper and beggar.
What does Lazarus mean?
Lazarus means lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered as a saint.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Lazarus (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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