Holofernes

[ hol-uh-fur-neez, hoh-luh- ]

noun

1. (in the Book of Judith) a general, serving Nebuchadnezzar, who was killed by Judith.

Holofernes

/ həˈlɒfəˌniːz; ˌhɒləˈfɜːniːz /

noun

1. the Assyrian general, who was killed by the biblical heroine Judith

Example Sentences

Judith, when the evening was come, was left alone with Holofernes, and the servants were dismissed.

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They murmured against the governors, and called upon them to deliver the city to Holofernes and his army.

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Then Bagoas went into the tent and found the body of Holofernes cast upon the ground and his head taken away.

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He charged also Holofernes to spare none that would not yield, and put them to the slaughter, and spoil them.

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I have thought that, like Judith, you were chosen to destroy the Holofernes who oppresses us.

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