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BARUCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
Synonyms:
Baruch; Book of Baruch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
Holonyms ("Baruch" is a part of...):
Apocrypha (14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
Synonyms:
Baruch; Bernard Baruch; Bernard Mannes Baruch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
