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1. (n.) Esther
the Jewish wife of Ahasuerus, who saved her people from destruction by Haman.
2. Esther
a book of the Bible bearing her name.
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1. (noun) 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)
2. (noun) Esther, Book of Esther
an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
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