Salome Syllabification: (Sa·lo·me)Pronunciation: /ˌsäləˈmā, səˈlōmē/Definition of Salome (in the New Testament) the daughter of Herodias, who danced before her stepfather Herod Antipas. Given a choice of reward for her dancing, she asked for the head of St. John the Baptist and thus caused him to be beheaded. Salome in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Salome in the British & World English dictionary