Salome

[ suh-loh-mee for 1, 3; sal-uh-mey for 2 ]

/ səˈloʊ mi for 1, 3; ˈsæl əˌmeɪ for 2 /

noun

Also Sa·lo·mé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).

(italics) a one-act opera (1905) by Richard Strauss based on a drama by Oscar Wilde.

a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “peace.”

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Example sentences from the Web for salome

Then in 2006, she was handpicked by Al Pacino to star opposite him in Salome.
The Next Meryl Streep|Marlow Stern|August 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He laid it solemnly upon the table to cool, and then it was shaken by Salome, but gave forth no answering tinkle.
A Double Knot|George Manville Fenn
All went according to Judith's planning until Salome was eighteen, and then trouble after trouble came.
Chronicles of Avonlea|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Instantly, with one of her movements of bird-like swiftness, Salome stood erect.
Herodias|Gustave Flaubert

Salome offered the one chair to the lady-superior, and then took the foot-stool at her feet, and laid her head upon her knees.
The Lost Lady of Lone|E.D.E.N. Southworth
Salome returns and falls at John's feet confessing her love.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

British Dictionary definitions for salome

Salome

/ (səˈləʊmɪ) /

noun

New Testament the daughter of Herodias, at whose instigation she beguiled Herod by her seductive dancing into giving her the head of John the Baptist

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Cultural definitions for salome

Salome

[ (suh-loh-mee, sal-uh-may) ]

According to nonbiblical historians, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, who arranged for the beheading of John the Baptist. Her name is not given in the Gospels.