Judas Iscariot
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A “Judas kiss” is an act of seeming friendship that conceals some treachery.
Figuratively, a “Judas” is a betrayer, especially one who betrays a friend.
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Unsurprisingly, most white Southerners bitterly rejected Longstreet’s entreaties and condemned him as a traitor on par with Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2023
Originally, the burning figures were effigies of Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, according to the Biblical account of the days leading up to Christ’s crucifixion.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
This is a biblical reference to Judas Iscariot receiving 30 pieces of silver to betray Christ.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
In “Judas,” his most recent novel, Mr. Oz examined the story of Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, through the life of a Jewish biblical scholar in the 1950s.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2018
Ben said, “We’re worried about our father, sir. If he finds out we’re suspended I could tell him I had a fistfight with Judas Iscariot and it wouldn’t make any difference.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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