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n. 1 A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes. 2 (non-gloss definition: A name given to) the Wandering Jew.
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Ahasuerus (; Persian: اخشورش Aَxšoreš; Old Persian: Xšayārša; ; in the Septuagint; or in the Vulgate; commonly transliterated Achashverosh) is a name used several times in the Hebrew Bible, as well as related legends and Apocrypha. This name (or title) is applied in the Hebrew Scriptures to three rulers. The same name is also applied uncertainly to a Babylonian official (or Median king) noted in the Book of Tobit.
Usage examples of "ahasuerus".
Thanks to the sudden flood of wealth produced by their stake in Zaman transformation technology, the Ahasuerus Foundation had been able to put a whole fleet of new susan technologies on the market, including a DreamOn facility which promised year-round support.
I want to meet this guy Ahasuerus, feel him out, find out what gets to him.
The night we came back from the Ahasuerus Traveling Sideshow, Thaddeus picked up one of the local girls, and I spent the night with Jupiter Monk, our wild animal trainer.
No matter how hard he looked, he never came up with a second one, which was one of the reasons he was so sensitive about the Ahasuerus Traveling Sideshow.
Romany knew that I was going to take over all the freaks unless Ahasuerus wanted to talk deal?
Thaddeus was sure that Ahasuerus would show up, bail Romany out, and take after us with a paid posse of head-breakers.
And since we were due to head south after our Vermont tour, he took us up to Maine on the assumption that Ahasuerus would never think of looking to the north with winter coming on.
Third among the harpooneers was Daggoo, a gigantic, coal-black negro-savage, with a lion-like tread--an Ahasuerus to behold.
Curious to tell, this imperial negro, Ahasuerus Daggoo, was the Squire of little Flask, who looked like a chess-man beside him.
But someone, somewhere, has seen fit to sendThe Ahasuerus and Flint Traveling Carnival and Sideshow a goddamned tombstone for a dead animal.
Jupiter Monk, ofThe Ahasuerus and Flint Traveling Carnival and Sideshow ?
With appreciation, from the Ahasuerus and Flint Traveling Carnival and Sideshow.
But finally, by late afternoon, all was in readiness, and Thaddeus announced that his division ofThe Ahasuerus and Flint Traveling Carnival and Sideshow would be ready to move out in ten minutes.
If the Ahasuerus Foundation can help in any way to locate and liberate Silas Arnett it will certainly do so.
Ahasuerus, and then I spent half the night on his shuttlecraft's radio selling his company on the idea of a traveling carnival, and the whole time I had to make sure Romany didn't throw any monkey wrenches into the deal, and I've spent most of today convincing a bunch of con men that I'm not trying to pull the biggest con of all.