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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Judges Robert Wilkins and Judith Rogers concluded that the challengers were likely to succeed on their equal protection claim.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
With her motorcycle, leather jacket and buzz cut, Judith looks, Katy observes, “more like a jacked, angry Sinéad O’Connor than a detective.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
She lived next door with her partner, Judith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Only the real joke, it seems, is that Judith assumed her mission-completion rate and dedication were enough to maintain the respect of Sam and their boss, played by Bill Nighy.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
"Everyone I know is in the mood for tea these days," I hear Judith say on the other end of the line.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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