juda : Idioms & Phrases

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judas iscariot

  • noun (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
    Judas.
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judas maccabaeus

  • noun Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)
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judas tree

  • noun small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
    Circis siliquastrum; love tree.
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judas-colored

Ju"das-col`ored adjective
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  1. Red; -- from a tradition that Judas Iscariot had red hair and beard.
    There's treachery in that Judas-colored beard. Dryden.
Webster 1913