A very poor person, or someone who experiences a dramatic return to life or success (from the Biblical story of Lazarus rising from the dead).
From the Biblical name Lazarus, a figure in Christian scripture who Jesus raised from the dead. The name itself comes from Hebrew 'Eleazar' (God has helped).
In the Bible story, Lazarus had been dead for four days before Jesus brought him back to life—it's the most dramatic miracle in the New Testament and inspired the phrase 'Lazarus rise'!
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