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Judas

Judas Meaning & Definition
Judas Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Judas?

[n] a one-way peephole in a door
[n] someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
[n] (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
[n] (New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless

Synonyms | Synonyms for Judas: Judas Iscariot | Jude | Saint Jude | St Jude | Thaddaeus

Related Terms | Find terms related to Judas: archtraitor | Benedict Arnold | betrayer | Brutus | cockatrice | conniver | conspirator | conspirer | convict | criminal | crook | deceiver | desperado | desperate criminal | double agent | double-crosser | double-dealer | felon | fugitive | gallows bird | gangster | gaolbird | informer | intrigant | intriguer | jailbird | Judas Iscariot | lawbreaker | machinator | mobster | outlaw | plotter | public enemy | Quisling | racketeer | rat | schemer | scofflaw | serpent | snake | swindler | thief | thug | timeserver | traitor | treasonist | trimmer | turncoat | two-timer

See Also | Apostle | betrayer | double-crosser | double-dealer | peephole | spyhole | traitor | two-timer

Judas In Webster's Dictionary

\Ju"das\, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. -- a. 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}.

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