Judean

American  

[joo-dee-uhn] / dʒuˈdi ən /

Or Judaean

adjective

1. of or relating to Judea.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Judea.

Etymology

Origin of Judean

First recorded in 1645–55; Jude(a) + -an

Example Sentences

In Germany emerged so-called "Herod games" in which people would reportedly stage mock attacks on churches and assail bystanders with inflated animal bladders to ridicule the cruel absurdity of the Judean king.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

The reality of settler attacks was captured in a video taken by Muntassar Mhilat, a young Palestinian man from a family of Bedouins who live in the Judean desert not far from Jericho.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

Shukrun had driven to Hebron from Mitzpe Yair, a hilltop outpost overlooking the Judean Desert, where settlers in military uniforms train with rifles in an unfinished synagogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

An ancient inscription paraphrasing the first two verses of Psalm 86 has been uncovered at a remote site in Israel’s Judean desert, archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said Wednesday.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

In general the Later Judean Ministry and the Perean Ministry, chiefly Luke's contribution to the Life of Christ, furnish many events and discourses similar to those described in the Galilean Ministry.

From A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version by Robertson, Archibald Thomas