Jewess

/ˈdʒuəs/

Other forms: Jewesses

Definitions of Jewess

1. noun

   a woman who is a Jew
   examples:

   Lot's wife

   (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt

   Esther

   (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)

   Jezebel

   wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)

   Blessed Virgin

   the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

   type of:

   Hebrew, Israelite, Jew

   a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties