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judas

(n): (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless

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(n): (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel

(n): a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

(n): (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver

(n): (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel

(n): someone who betrays under the guise of friendship

(n): a person who says one thing and does another

(n): a one-way peephole in a door

(n): a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep

(n): an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center

(n): a demarcated area of the Earth

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5 months ago knitandpurl said:

"Carefully he slid open the small judas in his chest and withdrew a heart-shaped disk."

-- "Theme Park Days," John Ashbery, in Chinese Whispers

8 months ago kewpid said:

Not many people are named this for obvious reasons, but I like it.

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