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idiot | emmanuel |

As a noun idiot

is a person of low general intelligence.

As a proper noun Emmanuel is

immanuel Biblical figure whose birth is foretold.

idiot

English

Alternative forms

* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
    • usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
  • (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * genius

    Related terms

    * idiocy * idiom * idiosyncratic * idiotic * idiotically * idiot savant * useful idiot

    emmanuel

    English

    Proper noun

    (Emmanuels)
  • Immanuel (Biblical figure whose birth is foretold).
  • *
    • Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel , which being interpreted is, God with us.
  • # (Christianity) Immanuel .
  • of Biblical origin.
  • * ,Scene IV:
    • Cade''. What is thy name? / ''Clerk''. Emmanuel . / ''Dick . They use to write it on the top of letters. 'Twill go hard with you.
  • * 1629 , , Meditations upon Creed'', ''The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862) , volume 3, page 212:
    • Some call their sons Emmanuel : this is too bold. The name is proper to Christ, therefore not to be communicated to any creature.