Judas Priest

interjection

1. (an exclamation of exasperation or disgust.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Judas Priest¹

First recorded in 1910–15; euphemism for Jesus Christ

Example Sentences

Heavy metal band Judas Priest have released a charity single featuring the late Ozzy Osbourne to raise money for Parkinson's disease charities.

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Judas Priest, who formed in Birmingham in the 1960s, decided to release a charity version of Black Sabbath's War Pigs after they were unable to join the band, and other metal groups, at the show due to prior commitments.

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Judas Priest's rendition of the Black Sabbath classic was released on Friday with all profits donated to the Glenn Tipton Parkinson's Foundation and Cure Parkinson's.

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“Judas Priest on Trial” recalls how the English band was sued when two young fans executed a suicide pact — one successful, one surviving but disfigured — supposedly under the influence of a subliminal message in their music.

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Another version of the band included Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan and KK Downing from Judas Priest, another of the West Midlands' original metal heroes.

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