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English noun: Esther

1. Esther (person) (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)


Instance hypernymJewess, queen


Domain categoryOld Testament

2. Esther (communication) an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre


SynonymsBook of Esther


Instance hypernymbook


Part meronymHagiographa, Ketubim, Old Testament, Writings









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