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

2 senses of lazarus

Sense 1
Lazarus -- (the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death)
       INSTANCE OF=> dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed -- (someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done")

Sense 2
Lazarus -- (the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar)
       INSTANCE OF=> beggar, mendicant -- (a pauper who lives by begging)