Delilah

[ dih-lahy-luh ]
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noun
  1. Samson's mistress, who betrayed him to the Philistines. Judges 16.

  2. a seductive and treacherous woman.

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

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How to use Delilah in a sentence

  • While men were sent to search for him, others departed to get one more look, and one more embrace with their black Delilahs.

    How I Found Livingstone | Henry M. Stanley
  • The French king lost his heart to ladies, and confused his policy by promises made to Delilahs in the ballroom.

    Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) | John Addington Symonds
  • Then along the bank from the direction of the date palms came Auden Spoon-bill, he who had gone to Delilahs heart.

    My Friend Annabel Lee | Mary MacLane
  • How deeply ought we to regret that this Nazarite suffered his strength to be shorn by the Delilahs of spurious fame.

  • At least half the leisure of his life has been devoted to dallying with the Delilahs of his land, of whom there is no scarcity.

    The Guerilla Chief | Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for Delilah

Delilah

/ (dɪˈlaɪlə) /


noun
  1. Samson's Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair (Judges 16:4–22)

  2. a voluptuous and treacherous woman; temptress

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