NOUN | person | Holofernes | (Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith |
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Meaning | (Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith. | |
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Category | Apocrypha | 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible |
Instance of | general, full general | A general officer of the highest rank |
Catalan | Holofernes |
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