judas

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We are allowed to do so, of course, but upper management treats you like Judas for the day.

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Quick take

A traitor; a person not to be trusted.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A traitor; a person not to be trusted.

noun

A male given name from Hebrew.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Judas (“traitor”). [(biblical) Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for judas.

noun

A traitor; a person not to be trusted.

noun

A male given name from Hebrew.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Judas (“Judas-hole”). [(biblical) Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities.]

Example sentences

We are allowed to do so, of course, but upper management treats you like Judas for the day.

Hamilton's Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained when they were first published in the mid 2000's, and was pleasantly entertained.

Heck, Judas himself was snitching to the authorities, and we all know the status he has in our cultural landscape.

He's not trying to imply that Judas Priest is staging a comeback.

I was a very upset teenager when I got to the end of Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained hadn't been published yet.

Hamilton (Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained) would be an very amenable to TV if it wasn't for the required length I think.

It's my turn to bring the Judas Priest tapes.

I am not sure if sentiment about taxation has ever changed over time, going to the Bible and Jesus was betrayed by Judas, a tax collector, the disciples vilified Judas before he became a disciple.

Metal for me as well, though I prefer more of the screamy-scream variety (Summoning, Judas Iscariot, Darkthrone,...).

Why did Judas rat to Romans while Jesus slept?

A reading of the Gospel of Judas shows that hallucinogens, and the exploration of the metaphysical self, were key (forgotten/censored) parts of the Christian biblical experience as well.

Do only Judas Priest fans shoot up kindergartens?

Quote examples

But an excessive focus on "feeling guilty" moves away from that and into the sin of Judas, despair.

He wasn't listening to Judas Priest." WTF does that have to do with anything?

Then to follow was Judas singing "Jesus Christ, Superstar, Do you think you're what they say you are?" which is a statement of incredulity as much as anything.

Proper noun examples

Seven people killed themselves in the Bible: Abimelech, Samson, Judas, King Saul and his servant, Ahithophel and Zimri.

Embarrassingly, perhaps, I'm totally loving working to old school metal lately--some from before my time, actually, but I like it anyway--Judas Priest, in particular.