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Delilah

Pronunciation: /dɪˈlʌɪlə/

Definition of Delilah
  • (in the Bible) a woman who betrayed Samson to the Philistines (Judges 16) by revealing to them that the secret of his strength lay in his long hair.
  • (as noun a Delilah) a seductive and wily temptress.

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Definition of Delilah in the US English dictionary
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