Joseph

proper noun

1. 1

   Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.

   Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

   A few shocks of corn in a corner of the fallow stood up as if alive; she imagined them bowing; perhaps her son would be a Joseph.

2. 2

   The husband of Mary, mother of Jesus.

   Meronym: Holy Family

   And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.

3. 3

   The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

4. 4

   Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.

5. 5

   A male given name from Hebrew.

   I'm going to call him Joseph / or Josephine if it's a girl. / Why? / Because it's a strong name, / Joe, Joseph. / You give a kid a name like Cameron / or Alfred, or something like that, / and they end up wearing glasses / and looking at computers for the rest of their life. / - - - So Joe it is. / He'll turn out strong. Strong and smart.

   Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting.

6. 6

   A surname: An English surname originating as a patronymic.

7. 7

   A surname: A French surname originating as a patronymic.

8. 8

   A locale in the United States: A city in Wallowa County, Oregon; named for Nez Perce chief Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (called "Chief Joseph" in English).

9. 9

   A locale in the United States: A town in Sevier County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Joseph Angell Young.

10. 10

    A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho; named for Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph).

noun

1. 1

   One whose chastity is above temptation.

   And my lady thought you a Joseph!

   You're a kid Casanova, you're no Joseph It's a labor of love fucking yourself to death Orgasm addict, you're an orgasm addict

2. 2

   rareA coat or other garment of many colours.

   When summoned to lecture on the following day, he made his appearance in a morning-coat which had been originally of tartan plaid, but sundry repairs of various patterns gave it at once the name of his "Joseph".

   Charles Dickens, quoted in 1974, Madeline House & Graham Storey (eds.), Letters […] their Josephs again — their coats of many colors.

   […] his Joseph attire of many colours, and ill-matching socks.

Forms

plural

Josephs