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Jude

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Jude  (jd)
n. Abbr. Jd
See Table at Bible.
[Greek Iouda, from Hebrew yhûdâ.]
Jude, Saint fl. first century a.d.
One of the 12 Apostles. He is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless.
Jude [dʒuːd]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Jude)
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible)
Saint Also called Judas the author of this, stated to be the brother of James (Jude 1) and almost certainly identical with Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:2-4). Feast day: Oct. 28 or June 19
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Noun1.JudeJude - (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
Judas, 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.Jude - a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude
Epistle of Jude
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


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An' now, git out an' go ahn wid dat doe-faced jude of yours.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
It was but the other day, upon the feasts of the blessed Simon and Jude, that he slew my younger brother William in Bere Forest--for which, by the black thorn of Glastonbury
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Jones down the night, without reckoning Benjamin Poomp, and the lawyers; so yell be fixing the room tidy; and put both flip irons in the coals; and tell Jude, the lazy black baste, that if she’s no be cleaning up the kitchen I’ll turn her out of the house, and she may live wid the jontlemen that kape the ‘Coffee house,’ good luck to ‘em.
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