judas hole

  • 11judas — noun A small hole in a door through which a person can look without being seen from the other side; used especially in prisons; a judas hole At the top of the stairs was a heavy door with a peephole. Flick banged on it and stood where her face… …

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  • 12Judas — Judaslike, adj. /jooh deuhs/, n. 1. Also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19. 2. a person treacherous enough to betray a friend; traitor. 3. Also called Saint Judas or Saint Jude. one of the 12 apostles (not Judas… …

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  • 13judas — (also judas hole) noun a peephole in a door. Origin C19: from Judas Iscariot (see Judas), because of his assoc. with betrayal …

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  • 14Judas — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Ioudas, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhāh Date: before 12th century 1. a. the apostle who in the Gospel accounts betrayed Jesus b. a son of James and one of the twelve apostles 2. traitor; especially one who betrays… …

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  • 15judas — /ˈdʒudəs/ (say joohduhs) noun 1. someone treacherous enough to betray a friend; traitor. 2. Also, judas hole. a peephole in a door. {from Judas (def. 1) …

  • 16Judas — [jo͞o′dəs] n. [ME < LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Ioudas < Heb yehūdhāh,JUDAH] 1. Bible Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus: Matt. 26:14, 48 2. Bible Jude, the Apostle 3. Bible a brother of Jesus and James: Mark 6:3; Matt. 13:55 4. a… …

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  • 17Judas optique — dans une porte …

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  • 18Judas — Ju•das [[t]ˈdʒu dəs[/t]] n. 1) bib Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19 2) a person treacherous enough to betray a friend; traitor 3) bib Also called Saint Judas or Saint Jude one of the 12 apostles (not Judas Iscariot).… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19judas — n. 1 a person who betrays a friend. 2 (judas) a peep hole in a door. Phrases and idioms: Judas tree a Mediterranean tree, Cercis siliquastrum, with purple flowers usu. appearing before the leaves. Etymology: Judas Iscariot who betrayed Christ… …

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  • 20Judas — n. 1 a person who betrays a friend. 2 (judas) a peep hole in a door. Phrases and idioms: Judas tree a Mediterranean tree, Cercis siliquastrum, with purple flowers usu. appearing before the leaves. Etymology: Judas Iscariot who betrayed Christ… …

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