Judith
Americannoun
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a devoutly religious woman of the ancient Jews who saved her town from conquest by entering the camp of the besieging Assyrian army and cutting off the head of its commander, Holofernes, while he slept.
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a book of the Apocrypha and Douay Bible bearing her name. Jud.
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a river in central Montana, flowing north from the Little Belt Mountains to the Missouri River. 124 miles (200 km) long.
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a female given name.
noun
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the heroine of one of the books of the Apocrypha, who saved her native town by decapitating Holofernes
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the book recounting this episode
Etymology
Origin of Judith
From Late Latin Iudith, from Greek Ioudíth, from Hebrew yəhūdhīth “Jewish woman”
Example Sentences
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She stopped after Judith, one of her favorites, was killed by a car while trying to cross a highway.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
TV presenter Judith Chalmers, who hosted ITV's long-running travel show Wish You Were Here...?, has died at the age of 90.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Her sisters Maria and Judith manage the circus and supervise show details, respectively.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The fossil was discovered by an amateur collector in the Judith River Formation in Montana, a region known for preserving a rich record of a 75-million-year-old ecosystem.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
I should have noticed Judith looked heavier than usual.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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