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Methuselah
Me·thu·se·lah 1 M0255350 (mə-tho͞o′zə-lə) A biblical patriarch said to have lived 969 years.
Me·thu·se·lah 2 M0255350 (mə-tho͞o′zə-lə)n. An extremely old or long-lived man.Methuselah (məˈθjuːzələ) na wine bottle holding the equivalent of eight normal bottles
Methuselah (mɪˈθjuːzələ) n (Bible) Old Testament a patriarch supposed to have lived 969 years (Genesis 5:21–27) who has come to be regarded as epitomizing longevity. Douay spelling: Mathusala Me•thu•se•lah (məˈθu zə lə, -ˈθuz lə)
n. 1. a patriarch who lived 969 years. Gen. 5:27. 2. (often l.c.) a wine bottle holding 6½ qt. (6 l). Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Methuselah - (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 yearsOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible | | 2. |  Methuselah - a man who is very old graybeard, greybeard, old mancodger, old codger - used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old manadult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly personantique, gaffer, old geezer, oldtimer, old-timer - an elderly manpatriarch - a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself |
TranslationsMethuselah
be as old as MethuselahTo be very old or elderly. In the Bible, Methuselah lived 969 years. I know I'll have a long life because my grandparents were as old as Methuselah when they died. Of course she can't use a smartphone, she's as old as Methuselah!See also: Methuselah, old(as) old as MethuselahVery old. An allusion to the biblical figure Methuselah, said to have died at the age of 969. Oh, my granny is old as Methuselah—she can't hear us. Why don't we ever sing new songs? Those hymns are as old as Methuselah.See also: Methuselah, old*old as Methuselahvery old. (Of a person; refers to a biblical figure held to have lived to be 969. *Also: as ~.) Old Professor Stone is as old as Methusehah but still gets around with a cane.See also: Methuselah, oldMethuselah
Methuselah (mēthyo͞o`zələ), in the Bible, descendant of Seth; son of Enoch. He is said to have lived 969 years. It is also spelled Mathusala.Methuselaholdest man mentioned in Bible. [O.T.: Genesis 5:27]See: Age, Old
Methuselahson of Enoch; patriarch said to have lived 969 years. [O.T.: Genesis 5:21–27]See: LongevityMethuselah Old Testament a patriarch supposed to have lived 969 years (Genesis 5:21--27) who has come to be regarded as epitomizing longevity Methuselah
Related to Methuselah: medusa, Noah, Enoch, Methuselah syndromeSynonyms for Methuselahnoun (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 yearsRelated Wordsnoun a man who is very oldSynonyms- graybeard
- greybeard
- old man
Related Words- codger
- old codger
- adult male
- man
- golden ager
- old person
- oldster
- senior citizen
- antique
- gaffer
- old geezer
- oldtimer
- old-timer
- patriarch
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