Judith
Americannoun
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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.
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a book of the Apocrypha and Douay Bible bearing her name. Jud.
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a river in central Montana, flowing north from the Little Belt Mountains to the Missouri River. 124 miles (200 km) long.
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a female given name.
noun
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the heroine of one of the books of the Apocrypha, who saved her native town by decapitating Holofernes
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the book recounting this episode
Etymology
Origin of Judith
From Late Latin Iudith, from Greek Ioudíth, from Hebrew yəhūdhīth “Jewish woman”
Example Sentences
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A long bar in the center of the room divides Judith into a casual bar area in the front and a slightly more formal dining room tucked behind.
"You hear of things like this happening on the TV, but you never for one second think it would happen to your family," said Gemma, Judith's niece.
From BBC
The first extracts of her memoirs, titled "A Hymn to Life" and written with French author Judith Perrignon, were revealed late Tuesday ahead of the publication of the book in 22 languages on February 17.
From Barron's
Following the ruling, Judith Bryans, chief executive of Dairy UK said the body was "delighted".
From BBC
The book, written with journalist and novelist Judith Perrignon, will be published by Flammarion on February 17, in a worldwide release in 22 languages.
From Barron's
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