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judas

Ju·das
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [joo-duh s]
    • /ˈdʒu dəs/
    • /ˈdʒuː.dəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [joo-duh s]
    • /ˈdʒu dəs/

Definitions of judas word

  • noun judas the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:35. 1
  • noun judas one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him. 1
  • noun judas the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in S Palestine, including the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Compare Ephraim (def 3). 1
  • noun judas a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “praised.”. 1
  • adjective judas (of an animal) used as a decoy to lead other animals to slaughter: A Judas goat led sheep into the abattoir. 1
  • noun judas A peephole in a door. 1
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Parts of speech for Judas

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judas popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for judas

noun judas

  • traitor — a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
  • betrayer — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
  • conspirator — A conspirator is a person who joins a conspiracy.
  • deceiver — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
  • rat — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
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  • judas maccabaeus

    Judas or Judah [joo-duh] /ˈdʒu də/ (Show IPA), ("the Hammer") died c. 160 b.c, Judean patriot, one of the Maccabees: military leader 166–160 (son of Mattathias).

  • judas tree

    a purple-flowered Eurasian tree, Cercis siliquastrum, of the legume family, supposed to be the kind upon which Judas hanged himself.

  • jude

    a book of the New Testament.

  • aceldama

    the place near Jerusalem that was bought with the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas for betraying Jesus (Matthew 27:8; Acts 1:19)

  • apostle

    The apostles were the followers of Jesus Christ who went from place to place telling people about him and trying to persuade them to become Christians.

  • cercis

    any tree or shrub of the leguminous genus Cercis, which includes the redbud and Judas tree
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