HEROD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

King of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

Synonyms:

Herod; Herod the Great

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

Credits