'Swole': An Old Word With New Meaning Origin and Etymology of -ade borrowed from French, borrowed from Old Occitan, Spanish, or Upper Italian -ada, going back to Late Latin -Äta, going back to Latin, feminine of -Ätus 1-ate Ade
Pronunciation (US): â¢ JOSEPHUS (noun) The noun JOSEPHUS has 1 sense: 1. Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100) Familiarity information: JOSEPHUS used as a noun is very rare. â¢ JOSEPHUS (noun)
Arimathea, the uncle of Jesus who gave up his tomb to house the body of his nephew. Later, Joseph was given the Holy Grail, the most mystical vessel which had been used to celebrate the Last Supper and the first Eucharist, and which caught some of the blood of the crucified Christ as he hung upon the cross.