esther > define
noun
- 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))
- An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre.
- synonyms: Book of Esther
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