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herod

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Noun

king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

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Synonyms:
Herod Herod the Great

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "herod":
haired hard hardy heard hearty hired horrid hurt hereto haredi more...
Words contain "herod":
ardea herodius atherodyde eleutherodactylus genus eleutherodactylus herod herod the great herodotus out-herod
Words contain "herod" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
st. john the baptist john the baptist herod salome innocents' day holy innocents' day out-herod temple of jerusalem temple of solomon

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