holofernes in English
noun
1
(in the Apocrypha) the Assyrian general of Nebuchadnezzar's forces, who was killed by Judith.
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1. Judith Beheads Holofernes 13 When evening came, his slaves quickly withdrew
2. She went to the bedpost near the head of Holofernes and taking his sword from it.
3. Abhominable: An old mode of spelling abominable , on the supposition that it was derived from <internalXref urlencoded="ab%20homine">ab homine</internalXref>, from or repugnant to man, ridiculed as pedantic by Shakspere in the character of the pedant Holofernes.