Iscariot

[ ih-skar-ee-uht ]

noun
  1. the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.

  2. a person who betrays another; traitor.

Origin of Iscariot

1
<Latin Iscariōta<Greek Iskariṓtēs<Hebrew īsh-qərīyōth man of Kerioth a village in Palestine

Other words from Iscariot

  • Is·car·i·ot·ic [ih-skar-ee-ot-ik], /ɪˌskær iˈɒt ɪk/, Is·car·i·ot·i·cal, adjective
  • Is·car·i·ot·ism, noun

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How to use Iscariot in a sentence

  • In fact, the Michigan congressman went so far as to liken them to Judas Iscariot.

  • When a man has taken Judas Iscariot for his model I think he ought to follow so eminent an example to the end.'

    Greifenstein | F. Marion Crawford
  • He was speaking of a disciple named Judas Iscariot, though the others did not know it.

    The King Nobody Wanted | Norman F. Langford
  • Like Judas Iscariot he is a son of perdition and wishes to make you one also, because your intellect is useful to him.

    A Son of Perdition | Fergus Hume
  • I would you could see his face, Kyrie, it is that of Judas Iscariot.

    The Bible in Spain | George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for Iscariot

Iscariot

/ (ɪˈskærɪət) /


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