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Webster 1913 Edition


Judas

Ju′das

,
Noun.
The disciple who betrayed Christ.
Hence:
A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
Adj.
Treacherous; betraying.
Judas hole
,
a peephole or secret opening for spying.
Judas kiss
,
(a)
a deceitful and treacherous kiss.
(b)
an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in fact harmful to the recipient.
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 (
Cercis Siliquastrum
).
Cercis Canadensis
and
Cercis occidentalis
are the American species, and are called also
redbud
.

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Jūdas

Jūdas

See also: judas, Judas, Júdás, and judąs

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Proper noun

Jūdas

  1. (religion) Judas