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• Judas Iscariot — • The Apostle who betrayed Jesus Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Judas Iscariot     Judas Iscariot     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Judas Iscariot — Judas Iscariot, , , , ), implying that it was not Judas, but his father, who came from here. [Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony , Eerdmans (2006), page 106.] Some speculate that Kerioth refers to a… …   Wikipedia

• Judas — biblical betrayer of Christ, Latin form of Gk. Ioudas, from Heb. Yehudha (see JUDAH (Cf. Judah)). As a name for a malicious traitor, it is attested from late 15c. Judas priest as an exclamation in place of Jesus Christ is from 1914. Judas tree… …   Etymology dictionary

• Judas —    In folk religion, Judas the traitor and suicide is the ultimate hate figure, and various supposedly evil or unlucky things are explained by reference to him: he was red haired, he spilt the salt at the Last Supper, he was the thirteenth person …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Judas tree — 1. a purple flowered Eurasian tree, Cercis siliquastrum, of the legume family, supposed to be the kind upon which Judas hanged himself. 2. any of various other trees of the same genus, as the redbud. [1660 70] * * * …   Universalium

• Judas tree — Ju′das tree n. 1) pln a purple flowered Eurasian tree, Cercis siliquastrum, of the legume family, supposed to be the kind of tree upon which Judas hanged himself 2) pln any of various other trees of the same genus, as the redbud • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• Judas — Ju das, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. a. Treacherous; betraying. [1913 Webster] {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, (a) a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Judas hole — Judas Ju das, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. a. Treacherous; betraying. [1913 Webster] {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Judas kiss — Judas Ju das, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. a. Treacherous; betraying. [1913 Webster] {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Judas tree — Judas Ju das, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. a. Treacherous; betraying. [1913 Webster] {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Judas tree — n. [from the legend that Judas Iscariot hanged himself on one] CERCIS …   English World dictionary