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Salome
[ suh-loh-mee, sal-uh-mey ]
noun
- the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matthew 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- (italics) a one-act opera (1905) by Richard Strauss based on a drama by Oscar Wilde.
- a female given name.
Salome
/ əˈəʊɪ /
noun
- New Testament the daughter of Herodias, at whose instigation she beguiled Herod by her seductive dancing into giving her the head of John the Baptist
Salome
- According to nonbiblical historians, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, who arranged for the beheading of John the Baptist . Her name is not given in the Gospels .
Word History and Origins
Origin of Salome1
Example Sentences
Jeanine, a teenager when Charles’ production of “Salome” initially ran, is no longer under her mentor’s spell.
Officers knocked on his door and then forced their way inside as his puppy, Salome, barked at them.
But the current head of state, Salome Zourabichvili, is refusing to step down, describing his election as illegitimate.
But outgoing president Salome Zurabishvili, who is strongly pro-European, has said she will not step down until new elections are held.
The ruling party, Georgian Dream, says it won the vote fair and square and insists it’s the largely ceremonial president, Salome Zourabichvili, who has no legitimacy.
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