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HEROD THE GREAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
King 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)
Synonyms:
Herod; Herod the Great
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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