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Judith

[ joo-dith ]

noun

  1. a devoutly religious woman of the ancient Jews who saved her town from conquest by entering the camp of the besieging Assyrian army and cutting off the head of its commander, Holofernes, while he slept.
  2. a book of the Apocrypha and Douay Bible bearing her name. : Jud.
  3. a river in central Montana, flowing north from the Little Belt Mountains to the Missouri River. 124 miles (200 km) long.
  4. a female given name.


Judith

/ ˈdʒuːdɪθ /

noun

  1. the heroine of one of the books of the Apocrypha, who saved her native town by decapitating Holofernes
  2. the book recounting this episode
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Judith1

From Late Latin Iudith, from Greek Ioudíth, from Hebrew yəhūdhīth “Jewish woman”
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Example Sentences

He is survived by his wife Judith, his son Kevin, and one grandchild.

From BBC

Judith Jamison, a renowned performer and choreographer who devoted most of her dance career to the trailblazing Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has died.

Judith Martinez, 32, a nonprofit founder in Los Angeles, says the election feels like an existential crisis and has contributed to bouts of insomnia.

You talk about desire, and Judith Anderson’s Mrs. Danvers in “Rebecca” as an example of queer desire.

From Salon

Judith has found purpose in trying to ensure no other footballers suffer the same fate as Bill.

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