Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ezra

2 senses of ezra

Sense 1
Ezra -- (a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem)
       INSTANCE OF=> priest, non-Christian priest -- (a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion)
       INSTANCE OF=> copyist, scribe, scrivener -- (someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts)

Sense 2
Ezra, Book of Ezra -- (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)
       INSTANCE OF=> book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")