Salome

American  

[suh-loh-mee, sal-uh-may] / səˈloʊ mi, ˈsæl əˌmeɪ /

Or Salomé

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.

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Salome British  

/ 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

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Salome Cultural  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Salome

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

Example Sentences

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Salome

She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

Restorations of unknown date have resulted in the exposure of under drawing in certain areas, like the drapery of Salome, and a blurring of the line distinguishing the Virgin’s pillow from the gilded ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

Salome Zourabichvili's family fled Georgia in 1921 after Soviet forces snuffed out the country's three-year experiment with independence from Russia.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024

“It’s teamwork. The spellers work very hard together,” said Salome Dzakpasu, the Ghanian program director.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024

Still we shiver at the thought of evil Salome, chew our biscuits slowly.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson