Ananias
[,ænə'naiəs]
Definition
(noun.) a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying).
Typist: Murray--From WordNet
Examples
- We traversed the street called Straight a good way, and then turned off and called at the reputed house of Ananias. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- If Ananias did not live there in St. Paul's time, somebody else did, which is just as well. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We were on our way to the reputed houses of Judas and Ananias. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I took a drink out of Ananias' well, and singularly enough, the water was just as fresh as if the well had been dug yesterday. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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