Judas
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Ju·das
(jo͞o′dəs)n.
1. One who betrays another under the guise of friendship.
2. judas A one-way peephole in a door.
[Middle English, from Late Latin Iūdas, Judas Iscariot, from Greek Ioudas, from Hebrew yəhûdâ, Judah.]
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Judas
(ˈdʒuːdəs)n
1. (Bible) New Testament the apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver (Luke 22:3–6, 47–48). Full name: Judas Iscariot
2. a person who betrays a friend; traitor
3. (Bible) a brother or relative of James and also of Jesus (Matthew 13:55). This figure, Thaddaeus, and Jude were probably identical
adj
(Hunting) denoting an animal or bird used to lure others of its kind or lead them to slaughter
judas
(ˈdʒuːdəs)n
(sometimes capital) a peephole or a very small window in a door. Also called: judas window or judas hole
[C19: after Judas Iscariot]
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Ju•das
(ˈdʒu dəs)n.
1. Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
2. a person treacherous enough to betray a friend; traitor.
3. Also called Saint Judas or Saint Jude. one of the 12 apostles (not Judas Iscariot). Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13; John 14:22.
4. a brother of James and possibly of Jesus. Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3.
5. (usu. l.c.) Also called ju′das hole`. a peephole, as in the door of a prison cell.
adj. 6. used as a decoy to lead other animals to slaughter: a Judas goat.
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| Noun | 1. |  Judas - (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopelessNew Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible |
| 2. |  Judas - (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silverNew Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible | |
| 3. | Judas - someone who betrays under the guise of friendship double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer, betrayer - a person who says one thing and does another | |
| 4. | judas - a one-way peephole in a door |
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Judas
noun traitor, betrayer, deceiver, renegade, turncoat The first time I left Sheffield Wednesday, they accused me of being a Judas.
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Judas
nounOne who betrays:
Informal: rat.
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