wandering jew

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   a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion

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Questions about wandering jew

What does wandering jew mean?

wandering jew means "a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion".

Is wandering jew a common word?

wandering jew is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.