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herodian

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He⋅ro⋅di⋅an

[huh-roh-dee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
–noun
2. a partisan of the house of Herod.
3. a member of a political group that supported the dynasty of Herod and opposed Jesus.

Origin:
< LL (Vulgate) Hērōdiānī (pl.); see Herod, -ian
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