judas

Speech parts

1. judas - Noun

2. judas - Adjective

3. Judas - Proper noun

Meaning

The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.

Treacherous; betraying.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Jude informer collaborator renegade betrayer snitch traitor turncoat Judas Iscariot double-crosser Thaddaeus Saint Jude stool pigeon backstabber janus
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Antonyms

patriot convert husband allies ally companion
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Hypernyms

peephole betrayer double dealer traitor eyehole double-crosser

Phrases with the word

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Examples

Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is usually Judas who writes the biography. Oscar Wilde

In adultery, there is usually tenderness and self-sacrifice; in murder, courage; in profanation and blasphemy, a certain satanic splendour. Judas elected those offences unvisited by any virtues: abuse of confidence and informing. Jorge Luis Borges

I picture several reviewers of my own books as passing a long future lodged between Brutus and Judas in the jaws of Satan. Stephen Jay Gould

He is as good a divine as Judas was an apostle. Dutch Proverb

Even among the apostles there was a Judas. Italian Proverb

Even if christ's death could have been prevented, judas would still be a traitor. Ethiopian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

judaization judaize judaizer judas bush Judas chair Judas cradle