"Wandering Jew" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Wandering Jew}} Wandering Jew
  1. A Jewish shoemaker who, in Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his (Jesus') crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until Jesus' return (ie. the second coming). Categories (topical): Christianity, European folklore, Mythological figures Translations (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend): jueu errant [masculine] (Catalan), vaeltava juutalainen (Finnish), juif errant (French), Ewiger Jude [masculine] (German), Wandernder Jude [masculine] (German), Περιπλανώμενος Ιουδαίος (Periplanómenos Ioudaíos) [masculine] (Greek), ebreo errante [masculine] (Italian), Żyd Wieczny Tułacz [masculine] (Polish), Judeu Errante [masculine] (Portuguese), evreul rătăcitor [masculine] (Romanian), Ве́чный Жид (Véčnyj Žid) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Wandering_Jew-en-name-RmXOLQbw Disambiguation of Christianity: 77 23 Disambiguation of European folklore: 81 19 Disambiguation of Mythological figures: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 81 19

Noun

Forms: Wandering Jews [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Wandering Jews|head=Wandering Jew}} Wandering Jew (plural Wandering Jews)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of wandering Jew (“plant”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: wandering Jew (extra: plant) Categories (topical): Mythological figures
    Sense id: en-Wandering_Jew-en-noun-dl7njFx~ Disambiguation of Mythological figures: 52 48

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