esther
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1. an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre (noun.communication)
| instance hypernym | : | book, |
| definition | : | a major division of a long written composition (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | old testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | hagiographa, ketubim, writings, |
| definition | : | the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures (noun.communication) |
2. (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) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | jewess, |
| definition | : | a woman who is a Jew (noun.person) |
| instance hypernym | : | queen, |
| definition | : | the wife or widow of a king (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | old testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
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