Definition of Judas Iscariot

1. Noun. (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver.

Exact synonyms: Judas
Category relationships: New Testament
Generic synonyms: Apostle

Definition of Judas Iscariot

1. Proper noun. (christianity) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the New Testament, who betrayed Jesus into the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver. ¹

2. Noun. A betrayer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Judas Iscariot

Judaism
Judaisms
Judaist
Judaistic
Judaistically
Judaists
Judaization
Judaizations
Judaize
Judaized
Judaizer
Judaizers
Judaizes
Judaizing
Judas
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariots
Judas Maccabaeus
Judas Priest
Judas goat
Judas goats
Judas tree
Judas trees
Judas window
Judases
Judd
Jude
Judea
Judean
Judeo-

Literary usage of Judas Iscariot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Easter by William Croswell Doane (1910)
"'Twas the soul of Judas Iscariot, So grim, and gaunt, and gray, Raised the body of Judas Iscariot, And carried it away. Half he walk'd, and half he seem'd ..."

2. The Mythical Interpretation of the Gospels: Critical Studies in the Historic by Thomas James Thorburn (1916)
"BARABBAS Judas Iscariot THE name Judas Iscariot presents a great puzzle to the modern ... "Judas Iscariot," 1899), "a well-supported reading in John, ..."

3. Poems of the English Race by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1921)
"(1881) THE BALLAD OF Judas Iscariot t ROBERT BUCHANAN [Medieval legends told of supernatural difficulties in the way of finding burial for the body of Judas ..."

4. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"'TWAS the body of Judas Iscariot Lay in the Field of Blood; 'Twas the soul of Judas Iscariot Beside the body stood. Black was the earth by night, ..."

5. Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern by Reginald Brimley Johnson (1894)
"The Ballad of Judas Iscariot 'TWAS the body of Judas Iscariot Lay in the Field of Blood ; 'Twas the soul of Judas Iscariot Beside the body stood. ..."

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