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JUDAS ISCARIOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
Synonyms:
Judas; Judas Iscariot
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Instance hypernyms:
Apostle ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)
Domain category:
New Testament (the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible)