He was called a Judas by the press.
she heatedly called her best friend a Judas after she found out her secrets had been spread all over town
Recent Examples on the WebBut Swedish power metal outfit Sabaton, which opened for Judas Priest Tuesday night at PNC Music Pavilion, isn’t your typical heavy-metal band.—Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024 Code Words Across the centuries, the conspiracy theory of the manipulative, avaricious Jew has worn many faces, from Judas to Shylock to the Rothschilds.—Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024 On the evening before he was deceived by Judas, Jesus kept the Passover with his disciples.—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024 Gazing at the park’s Judas trees and their April magenta blossoms, Cattelan mused about his role in the Vatican pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, at the Giudecca women’s prison, where an outer wall is completely covered by his giant image of cadaverous-looking feet.—Laura Rysman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024 Stanfield earned an Oscar nomination in the best supporting category for his performance in 2021’s Judas and the Black Messiah and starred in last year’s Disney summer tentpole Haunted Mansion.—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024 Increasingly, the award, which is selected by a small committee, has become a tactic for recognizing acts who’ve been nominated for the Hall proper without getting all the way to induction, such as Judas Priest in 2022 and Chaka Khan in 2023.—Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024 Smith went on to star in The Hate U Give and Judas and the Black Messiah.—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024 Jesus also washed the feet of his disciples and shared a foreshadowing of Judas’ betrayal at the Garden of Gethsemane.—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek Ioudas, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhāh
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of Judas was
before the 12th century
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