masc. proper name, literally "red-haired," from Latin rufus "red, tawny, red-haired" (see rufous).

Rufus [N] [H] [S]red, the son of Simon the Cyrenian ( Mark 15:21 ), whom the Roman soldiers compelled to carry the cross on which our Lord was crucified. Probably it is the same person who is again me [..]

Rufus. red

(red) is mentioned in (Mark 15:21) as a son of Simon the Cyrenian. (Luke 23:26) (A.D. 29.) Again, in (Romans 16:13) the apostle Paul salutes a Rufus whom he designates as "elect in the Lord." [..]

red, the son of Simon the Cyrenian (Mark 15:21), whom the Roman soldiers compelled to carry the cross on which our Lord was crucified. Probably it is the same person who is again mentioned in Rom. 16: [..]

abbreviation Definition: cool, great Word History: a saying of my ownExample Sentence: This party will be so rufus, and everyone in it will be rufus!

red, ruddy

ADJ red| ruddy

William II. of England. (1056, 1087–1100.)

n. "Rufus of Ephesus, a medical authority," proper n.; not in MED. KEY: rufus@n#propn

n#propn 1 rufus 1

red, reddish, ruddy (New Latin) lang=la|Used as a species epithet

Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13). * Authorized Version: ''Romans 16:13'': *: Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. male|f [..]

Roman cognomen meaning "red-haired" in Latin. Several early saints had this name, including one mentioned in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. As a nickname it was used by William [..]

Roman cognomen meaning "red-haired" in Latin. Several early saints had this name, including one mentioned in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. As a nickname it wa [..]