- a variant spelling of Immanuel
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Em•man•u•el
(i man′yo̅o̅ əl, for 1, 2; Fr. e ma ny el′ for 3),USA pronunciation n. Pierre
(pyer),USA pronunciation born 1916, French poet.
- BibleJesus Christ, esp. as the Messiah. Matt. 1:23.
- BibleImmanuel.
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Im•man•u•el
(i man′yo̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation n.
- Biblethe name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
- a male given name.
- Hebrew ‘immānū'ēl literally, God is with us
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the child whose birth was foretold by Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14) and who in Christian tradition is identified with Jesus
'Emmanuel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Albert
- Chabrier
- Immanuel
- Papal States
- Peterson
- Ray
- Rosenthal
- Sieyès
- Umberto I
- Umberto II
- Victor Emmanuel I
- Victor Emmanuel II
- Victor Emmanuel III
- Viollet-le-Duc
- grouchy