Holofernes

[ hol-uh-fur-neez, hoh-luh- ]

/ ˌhɒl əˈfɜr niz, ˌhoʊ lə- /

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noun

(in the Book of Judith) a general, serving Nebuchadnezzar, who was killed by Judith.

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Words nearby Holofernes

holocrine gland, holocrystalline, holodiastolic, holoendemic, holoenzyme, Holofernes, hologamous, hologonidium, hologram, holograph, holographic

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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.
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They murmured against the governors, and called upon them to deliver the city to Holofernes and his army.
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Then Bagoas went into the tent and found the body of Holofernes cast upon the ground and his head taken away.
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He charged also Holofernes to spare none that would not yield, and put them to the slaughter, and spoil them.
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I 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

Holofernes

/ (ˌhɒləˈfɜːniːz, həˈlɒfəˌniːz) /

noun

the Assyrian general, who was killed by the biblical heroine Judith

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