Gideon

[ gid-ee-uhn ]

noun
  1. Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.

  2. a member of the Gideons International.

  1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”

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How to use Gideon in a sentence

  • Jael was a Hebrew Boadicea; Gideon, at the head of his three hundred men, might have been a hero of mediaeval romance.

  • Old Gideon took no notice, for leaning back against the wall he was softly snoring.

    An Arkansas Planter | Opie Percival Read
  • She has written another letter and in it she confesses—I don't know how to say it, Uncle Gideon.

    An Arkansas Planter | Opie Percival Read
  • I believe, sir, that in your smooth way you once took occasion to say that Gideon Batts was a loud-mouth and most imprudent man.

    An Arkansas Planter | Opie Percival Read
  • He turned away, and looking along the road that wound through the woods, he saw old Gideon coming.

    An Arkansas Planter | Opie Percival Read

British Dictionary definitions for Gideon

Gideon

/ (ˈɡɪdɪən) /


noun
  1. Old Testament a Hebrew judge who led the Israelites to victory over their Midianite oppressors (Judges 6:11–8:35)

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