Meaning of Judas | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Judas (“traitor”).
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2. Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities.
3. A traitor; a person not to be trusted.
4. Alternative letter-case form of Judas (“Judas-hole”).
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5. A male given name from Hebrew.
6. Ellipsis of Judas-hole (“small hole for spying”).
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Examples

“There is no better example of such a phenomenon as the infamous moment when Bob Dylan was proclaimed a ‘judas’ for going electric.”

“Soon he heard a soft grating behind the judas, and he felt—more than he saw—that a pair of eyes were peering at him from within.”

“[…] you should as well reject those Deuterocanonici of the new testament as the epistle to the Hebrewes, Judas epistle and the Apocalyps […]”

“The Catholique (or General) Epistle of the Apostle JUDAS”

“St. Peter writes against those that had the doctrine of Balaam, 2 Pet. ii. 15, 16. St. Judas did the same, Jud. v. 11.”

“If there was a moment when Jack Dorsey first morphed from Jesus to Judas in the minds of many former Twitter staffers, it was when he described Elon Musk as the “singular solution” to take over the social media platform he co-founded.”

“The door was slammed in his face, and the Judas clicked shut, leaving him alone in the draughty street, now smelling of night and approaching snow.”

“At the top of the stairs was a heavy door with a peephole. Flick banged on it and stood where her face could be seen through the judas.”

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