He was called a Judas by the press.
she heatedly called her best friend a Judas after she found out her secrets had been spread all over town
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Campbell was branded ‘Judas’ and is still not forgiven in Spurs circles.—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Parents of teens who’d died by suicide sued Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest, alleging the music inspired their children’s deaths.—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025 The cast also includes Janet Hubert (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Caleb Eberhardt (Judas and the Black Messiah), Shakira Ja’nai Paye (Single Drunk Female, black-ish) and Martin Lawrence (in a recurring role).—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 July 2025 One of the key moments is actually the last scene of the season, as Judas (Luke Dimyan) kisses the cheek of Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) in the Garden of Gethsemane, the infamous act of betrayal that identifies Jesus to the authorities.—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Judas
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek Ioudas, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhāh
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of Judas was
before the 12th century
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