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The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.

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  1. n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
  2. a. Treacherous; betraying.
  3. n. someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
  4. n. a one-way peephole in a door
  5. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. -- a. Treacherous; betraying. Judas hole, a peephole or secret opening for spying. -- Judas kiss, a deceitful and treacherous kiss. -- Judas tree (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus Cercis, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus (C. Siliquastrum). C. Canadensis and C. occidentalis are the American species, and are called also redbud.
  6. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person;one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.-- a.
  7. n. (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver n. someone who betrays under the guise of friendship n. a one-way peephole in a door