Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herodian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: hero-di-an
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a sect or party mentioned in the New Testament as having, in Galilee and Jerusalem, manifested an unfriendly disposition towards Jesus.

adj

Of or relating to the Biblical Herod or the line of kings of which he was a part.

Example Sentences

"As the walls arose, the viceroy of Syria presided, Suleiman's imperial architect Sinan probably inspected the work on his way home from Mecca: thousands of workers laboured, new stones were quarried, old stones purloined from ruined churches and Herodian palaces, and the ramparts and gates carefully fused with the Herodian and Umayyad walls around the Temple Mount."

Etymology

From Herod + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Herod

Inflected Forms

Herodians (plural) more Herodian (comparative) most Herodian (superlative)

Questions

What does herodian mean?: One of a sect or party mentioned in the New Testament as having, in Galilee and Jerusalem, manifested an unfriendly disposition towards Jesus.
Where does herodian come from?: From Herod + -ian.

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