Iscariotism

[i-skar-ee-uht iz-uhm]

noun

1. traitorous behavior or character; treachery; treason.

2. a tendency toward stinginess like that of Judas Iscariot in the Bible, who complained about a woman's use of costly perfume to anoint Jesus.

Example Sentences

I don’t think the word betrayal covers it—more like high treason or defection or Iscariotism.

From Literature

The fact that she was false as Judas was not apparent to this girl whose knowledge of Iscariotism was as hearsay as her knowledge of gorillas.

From Project Gutenberg

To us, judged from our modern standpoint, the affair of Sinigaglia is the last word in treachery and iscariotism.

From Project Gutenberg