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

1 sense of elijah

Sense 1
Elijah -- (a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC))
       INSTANCE OF=> prophet -- (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)