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Judith

Syllabification: (Ju·dith)
Pronunciation: /ˈjo͞odəTH/

Definition of Judith
  • (in the Apocrypha) a rich Israelite widow who saved the town of Bethulia from Nebuchadnezzar’s army by seducing the besieging general Holofernes and cutting off his head while he slept.
  • a book of the Apocrypha recounting the story of Judith.

Judith in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Judith in the British & World English dictionary