First Known Use: before 12th century
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Judas
noun Ju·das \ˈjü-dəs\
: someone who betrays someone else
Full Definition of JUDAS
1
a : the apostle who in the Gospel accounts betrayed Jesus b : a son of James and one of the twelve apostles
2
: traitor; especially : one who betrays under the guise of friendship
3
not capitalized : peephole —called also judas hole, judas window
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Origin of JUDAS
Late Latin, from Greek Ioudas, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhāh
Related to JUDAS
- Synonyms
- apostate, backstabber, betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, quisling, recreant, serpent, snake, turncoat
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