capharnaüm

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See also: capharnaum and Capharnaum

French

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Etymology

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From Latin Capharnāum, the Biblical town Capernaum in Galilee. The sense derives from the Biblical story of the healing of a paralytic (Luke 5:17–26; Mark 2:1–12), in which a crowd of people assembles when Jesus visits Capernaum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.faʁ.na.ɔm/
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Noun

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capharnaüm m (uncountable)

  1. (figuratively, colloquial) shambles
    Synonym: bordel
    • 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 2, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
      La cave ? Un vrai capharnaüm : un banc d’i-fit posé sur un vieux frigo tactile, deux vélices sans batterie, des coques de réul, du linge, un matelas à mémoire de forme, des meubles intelligents…
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