Boanerges

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Boanerges \Bo`a*ner"ges\ [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. bn[=e] hargem sons of
     thunder. -- an appellation given by Christ to two of his
     disciples (James and John). See Mark iii. 17.]
     Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.
     [1913 Webster]



From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Boanerges
     sons of thunder, a surname given by our Lord to James and John
     (Mark 3:17) on account of their fervid and impetuous temper
     (Luke 9:54).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Boanerges, son of thunder