Meaning of Joseph in English

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Noun
Joseph
Definitions
1. leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
2. (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
Examples
- « Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt »
3. (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus

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« I hate the stereotype of the pitfalls of the child actor. There are so many amazing examples - Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore - of people who have made it through. »
Jamie Bell
« My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters. »
David Knopfler
« I suppose I am a frustrated musician so I annoy my family by playing guitar in the house. I used to be into acoustic stuff but my son Joseph is learning drums, so now I have an electric guitar and we play Metallica. We have an amp and a PA in the garage with his drum kit. »
Kevin McKidd
« I got fitter when I did 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.' I wore a loincloth - that's a lot of motivation! »
Donny Osmond
« I'm as much influenced by Joseph Smith and the Mormons as I am, more so, than by Eliot. Actually, I'm much more influenced by the poetry of the Mormons. »
Marguerite Young