Definitions of Ishmael [ˈɪʃ mi əl, -meɪ-]

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Definition of 'Ishmael'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Ishmael
the son of Abraham and Hagar: both he and Hagar were cast out of Abraham's family by Sarah. Gen. 16:11, 12.

2. Ishmael
outcast; pariah.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Ishmael
(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

2. (noun) outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael
a person who is rejected (from society or home)

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1. Ishmael
the son of Abraham and the handmaid Hagar, cast out of Abraham's household at 15; he became skilful with the bow, and founded a great nation, the Arabs; for the offering of Isaac on Moriah the Arabs substitute the offering of Ishmael on Arafat, near Mecca; Mahomet claimed descent from him; he gives name in modern life to a social outcast driven into antagonism to social arrangements.

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