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The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parable of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling.

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  1. n. The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parable of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling.
  2. The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parable of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling.
  3. The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parableof the "Rich Man and Lazarus" (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for arich worldling.
  4. n a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall n a headlong plunge into water n a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft v drop steeply v plunge into water v swim under water