Salome

Or Sa·lo·mé

[suh-loh-mee, sal-uh-mey]

noun

1. 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. Matthew 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).

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

3. a female given name.

Salome

/ səˈləʊmɪ /

noun

1. 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

Salome

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Salome¹

From Greek Salṓmē, from Hebrew Shălōmīth, related to shālōm “peace”

Example Sentences

Former president Salome Zurabishvili called the move "the ultimate step in Georgia's reign of terror," saying it aimed to turn the country into a "Russian-style authoritarian regime."

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At the defiant Wildean center is infamous Salome, Herod’s manipulative stepdaughter.

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Jeanine, a teenager when Charles’ production of “Salome” initially ran, is no longer under her mentor’s spell.

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Officers knocked on his door and then forced their way inside as his puppy, Salome, barked at them.

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But the current head of state, Salome Zourabichvili, is refusing to step down, describing his election as illegitimate.

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