jezebel
IPA: jɪzˈɛbʌɫ
Root Word: Jezebel
noun
- (biblical) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings). She incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.
- (derogatory) A woman who is evil, scheming, shameless, or immoral.
- Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Delias.
- Alternative letter-case form of Jezebel [(biblical) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings). She incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.]
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Examples of "jezebel" in Sentences
- It might be so for the Jezebel thing.
- The title refers to the biblical women Jezebel.
- They have a one year old daughter called Jezebel.
- Jezebel, however, plots a method for acquiring the land.
- This was Elijah's first encounter with Jezebel, and not the last.
- In particular, Jezebel has come to be associated with promiscuity.
- Only for her to discover he'd been sleeping with daughter Jezebel.
- Jezebel arranges for Naboth to be falsely accused and stoned to death.
- Neither of you apparently care about a balanced article on Gene Loves Jezebel.
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