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

3 senses of joseph

Sense 1
Joseph, Chief Joseph -- (leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904))
       INSTANCE OF=> Indian chief, Indian chieftain -- (the leader of a group of Native Americans)
       INSTANCE OF=> Nez Perce -- (a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast)

Sense 2
Joseph -- ((Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt)
       INSTANCE OF=> patriarch -- (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)

Sense 3
Joseph -- ((New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus)
       INSTANCE OF=> carpenter -- (a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects)