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The definition of Judas is a term used for someone who betrays you while pretending to be your friend.

(noun)

An example of a Judas is the apostle who betrayed Jesus in the Bible.

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See Judas in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Bible Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus: Matt. 26:14, 48
Bible Jude, the Apostle
Bible a brother of Jesus and James: Mark 6:3; Matt. 13:55
a traitor or betrayer
Archit. a peephole or small window, as in the door of a prison cell
in full judas window (or hole)

Origin: ME < LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Ioudas < Heb yehūdhāh, Judah

See Judas in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who betrays another under the guise of friendship.
judas A one-way peephole in a door.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Late Latin Iūdas, Judas Iscariot

Origin: , from Greek Ioudas

Origin: , from Hebrew yəhûdâ, Judah

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