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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem;

2. 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;
[syn: Ezra, Book of Ezra]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ezra n 1: a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem 2: 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 [syn: Ezra, Book of Ezra]