Susanna

[ soo-zan-uh ]

noun
  1. a book of the Apocrypha, constituting the 13th chapter of Daniel in the Douay Bible.

  2. Also Su·san·nah. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “lily.”

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Susanna

/ (suːˈzænə) /


nounApocrypha
  1. the wife of Joachim, who was condemned to death for adultery because of a false accusation, but saved by Daniel's sagacity

  2. the book of the Apocrypha containing this story

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