Holofernes
(in the Book of Judith) a general, serving Nebuchadnezzar, who was killed by Judith.
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How to use Holofernes in a sentence
Judith, when the evening was come, was left alone with Holofernes, and the servants were dismissed.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousThey murmured against the governors, and called upon them to deliver the city to Holofernes and his army.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousThen Bagoas went into the tent and found the body of Holofernes cast upon the ground and his head taken away.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousHe charged also Holofernes to spare none that would not yield, and put them to the slaughter, and spoil them.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousI have thought that, like Judith, you were chosen to destroy the Holofernes who oppresses us.
Guy Fawkes | William Harrison Ainsworth
British Dictionary definitions for Holofernes
/ (ˌhɒləˈfɜːniːz, həˈlɒfəˌniːz) /
the Assyrian general, who was killed by the biblical heroine Judith
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