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HEROD THE GREAT

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HEROD THE GREAT (noun)
  The noun HEROD THE GREAT has 1 sense:

1. king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)play

  Familiarity information: HEROD THE GREAT used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HEROD THE GREAT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

King of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Herod; Herod the Great

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)


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