Holofernes
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Holofernes
(ˌhɒləˈfɜːniːz; həˈlɒfəˌniːz)n
(Bible) the Assyrian general, who was killed by the biblical heroine Judith
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Hol•o•fer•nes
(ˌhɒl əˈfɜr niz, ˌhoʊ lə-)n.
(in the Book of Judith) a general of Nebuchadnezzar killed by Judith.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Apocrypha - 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status |
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