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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“It is a terrible decision which denies consumers basic information needed to make informed choices,” said Judith Enck, former Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator and president of the nonprofit Beyond Plastics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Later in the article, there is a revealing quote from Judith Gurewich, publisher of Other Press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Judith Dunn had booked onto the river cruise as a special treat.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The deceased were identified as Judith and Wylie Sheldon, longtime members of the San Francisco art community who lived in the city’s Pacific Heights neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Be careful,” Ollie calls out to Judith and Willem.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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