judas
(noun) a one-way peephole in a door
Judas
(noun) someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
Judas, Judas Iscariot
(noun) (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
Jude, Saint Jude, St. Jude, Judas, Thaddaeus
(noun) (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
Source: WordNet® 3.1
judas (plural judases)
Alternative form of Judas
Judas
(biblical character) One of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities. Also called Judas Iscariot.
A male given name from Hebrew.
(religion) Penultimate book of the Bible, with only one chapter, composed of twenty-five verses.
• This name has been borne by Judas Maccabeus and the two apostles Judas Thaddaeus and also Judas Iscariot, because of whom the name is rarely used as a Christian name. The doublet Jude, on the other hand, is tolerably common, as only Judas Thaddaeus is known by that variant.
Judas (plural Judases)
A traitor; a person not to be trusted.
A small hole in a door through which a person can spy without being seen from the other side, used especially in prisons; a Judas-hole.
Source: Wiktionary
Ju"das, n.
Definition: The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
– a.
Definition: Treacherous; betraying. Judas hole, a peephole or secret opening for spying.
– Judas kiss, a deceitful and treacherous kiss.
– Judas tree (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus Cercis, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus (C. Siliquastrum). C. Canadensis and C. occidentalis are the American species, and are called also redbud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
