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Herodian

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[huh-roh-dee-uhn] / həˈroʊ di ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.

noun

  1. a partisan of the house of Herod.

  2. a member of a political group that supported the dynasty of Herod and opposed Jesus.

Etymology

Origin of Herodian

< Late Latin (Vulgate) Hērōdiānī (plural); Herod, -ian

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