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Emmanuel
//ɪˈmænjuəl// name, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).
"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."
- 2 Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).; Immanuel (this figure, regarded by Christians as the Christ).
- 3 A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
"Cade. What is thy name? / Clerk. Emmanuel. / Dick. They use to write it on the top of letters. 'Twill go hard with you."
- 4 A surname.
- 5 Ellipsis of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Etymology
Variant of Immanuel.
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