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Zacharias

 
 
Zacharias [Gr. from Heb. Zechariah] or Zachary [Eng. from Heb.].

1 Priest to whom an angel appeared and foretold the birth of his son, John the Baptist. Luke 1.5-80. He and Elizabeth, his wife, are saints of the Roman Catholic Church; their feast day is Nov. 5.

2 Martyr prophet, the same as Zechariah b>2.

3 Book of the Old Testament, often called Zechariah.


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