Judas

Ju·das  (jds)

n.

1. One who betrays another under the guise of friendship.

2. judas A one-way peephole in a door.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin Idas, Judas Iscariot, from Greek Ioudas, from Hebrew yhûdâ, Judah.]

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Judas

Noun

a person who betrays a friend [after Judas Iscariot in the Bible]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Judas - (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless Jude, Saint Jude, St. Jude, Thaddaeus New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
	2.	Judas - (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver Judas Iscariot New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
	3.	Judas - someone who betrays under the guise of friendship double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer, betrayer - a person who says one thing and does another
	4.	judas - a one-way peephole in a door eyehole, peephole, spyhole - a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep