JUDASES

Noun

judases

plural of judas

Noun

Judases

plural of Judas

Source: Wiktionary


JUDAS

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



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