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(biblical) One of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities. examples
A male given name from Hebrew. examples
(biblical, archaic) Alternative form of Jude, the penultimate book of the Bible and its ascribed author, Jude the Apostle. quotations
[…] you should as well reject those Deuterocanonici of the new testament as the epistle to the Hebrewes, Judas epistle and the Apocalyps […]
1615, John Ainsworth, The Trying Out of the Truth […] , page 122
The Catholique (or General) Epistle of the Apostle JUDAS
1675, Francis Roberts, Clavis Bibliorum: The Key of the Bible […] , page 573
St. Peter writes against those that had the doctrine of Balaam, 2 Pet. ii. 15, 16. St. Judas did the same, Jud. v. 11.
1778, John James Bachmair, The Revelation of St. John Historically Explained […] , page 11
plural Judases
A traitor; a person not to be trusted. quotations examples
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.
2023 May 6, Hannah Murphy, “Twitter's co-founder moves against Musk”, in FT Weekend, page 9
Short for Judas-hole (“small hole for spying”). quotations examples
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.
1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 706
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.
2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, page 359
(minced oath, archaic) Jesus! (an exclamation used to express shock or surprise at something negative)