judas window (or hole)

Variant of Judas

Judas definition

Ju·das (jo̵̅o̅′dəs)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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