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Definitions for salome
səˈloʊ misa·lome

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Salomenoun

    woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist

Wiktionary

  1. Salomenoun

    A woman mentioned in Mark 16:1.

  2. Salomenoun

    A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist.

  3. Salomenoun

    A woman mentioned in Mark 16:1, present at the crucifixion of Christ.

  4. Salomenoun

    A female given name from Hebrew

  5. Etymology: Related to the word shalom and the male given name Solomon, both meaning "peace".

Wikipedia

  1. Salome

    Salome (; Hebrew: שְלוֹמִית, romanized: Shlomit, related to שָׁלוֹם, Shalom "peace"; Greek: Σαλώμη), also known as Salome III, was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II, son of Herod the Great, and princess Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great, and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New Testament, where she is not named, and from an account by Flavius Josephus. In the New Testament, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas demands and receives the head of John the Baptist. According to Josephus, she was first married to her uncle Philip the Tetrarch, after whose death (AD 34), she married her cousin Aristobulus of Chalcis, thus becoming queen of Chalcis and Armenia Minor. The gospel story of her dance at the birthday celebration of her stepfather, who had John the Baptist beheaded at her request, inspired art, literature and music over an extended period of time. Among the paintings are those by Titian and Gustave Moreau. Oscar Wilde's 1891 eponymous play, and its 1905 operatic setting by Richard Strauss, are among the literary and musical realisations which endeavoured to portray her. She also appeared in film, for instance in a 1953 Salome film starring Rita Hayworth in the title role.

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  1. salome

    Salome is traditionally referred to as a biblical character, the daughter of Herodias, who is known for her dance of the seven veils which, according to the New Testament, led to the beheading of John the Baptist. However, the name has also been used in other contexts, such as in literature and arts or as a female given name, primarily in Spanish-speaking cultures. In Hebrew, Salome means "peace."

Wikidata

  1. Salome

    Salome, the Daughter of Herodias, is known from the New Testament. Another source from Antiquity, Flavius Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, gives her name and some detail about her family relations. Her name in Hebrew is שלומית and is derived from the root word שלם, meaning "peace". Christian traditions depict her as an icon of dangerous female seductiveness, notably in regard to the dance mentioned in the New Testament, which is thought to have had an erotic element to it, and in some later transformations it has further been iconized as the Dance of the Seven Veils. Other elements of Christian tradition concentrate on her lighthearted and cold foolishness that, according to the gospels, led to John the Baptist's death. A new motif was added by Oscar Wilde in his Salome, in which she plays the role of femme fatale. This last interpretation, made even more memorable by Richard Strauss' opera based on Wilde's work, is not consistent with Josephus' account; according to the Romanized Jewish historian, Salome lived long enough to marry twice and raise several children. Few literary accounts elaborate the biographical data given by Josephus.

Who Was Who?

  1. Salome

    A celebrated dancer who could fill the largest opera houses in the world with bald heads, opera glasses, and jealous women. She is still in Who's Who, and probably will remain there until arrested.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SALOME

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Salome is ranked #26362 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Salome surname appeared 926 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Salome.

    61.7% or 572 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    34.7% or 322 total occurrences were White.
    2.1% or 20 total occurrences were Black.
    0.7% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

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Anagrams for salome »

  1. maleos

  2. selma'o

  3. amoles

  4. melosa

  5. semola

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of salome in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of salome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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