Judith

noun

Ju·​dith ˈjü-dəth 

1

: the Jewish heroine who saves the city of Bethulia in the book of Judith

2

: a book of Scripture included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and in the Protestant Apocrypha see Bible Table

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek Ioudith, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhīth

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Judith

noun

Ju·​dith ˈjüd-əth 

: a book of Scripture included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and in the Protestant Apocrypha see bible