HyperDic: herod_the_great

English > 1 sense of the expression Herod the Great:
NOUNperson Herod the Great, Herodking 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)
English > Herod the Great: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningking 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).
SynonymHerod
Instance ofking, male monarch, RexA male sovereign
SpanishHerodes
CatalanHerodes

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