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

2 senses of joshua

Sense 1
Joshua -- ((Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho)
       INSTANCE OF=> religious leader -- (leader of a religious order)

Sense 2
Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua -- (a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses)
       INSTANCE OF=> book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")