Jonah
['dʒəunə]
Definition
(noun.) a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale.
(noun.) a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him.
(noun.) (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land.
Typist: Louis--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.
Checker: Sinclair
Examples
- Solomon and Jane would have been sorry to be quick: what that led to might be seen on the other side of the wall in the person of Brother Jonah. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I will call him, if you will let me call Mr. Jonah and others with him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Jonah Featherstone and young Cranch are sleeping here. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It's a poor tale how luck goes in the world, said Jonah. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Jonah was disobedient, and of a fault-finding, complaining disposition, and deserves to be lightly spoken of, almost. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In that morning my soul grew as fast as Jonah's gourd. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- A kind of Jonah, sir! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But here Mr. Jonah Featherstone made himself heard. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Checked by Clive