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judgment of solomon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
judg-men-t of -solomon
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A judgment in which a stratagem is invoked in order to reveal the true feelings of the opposing parties.

Etymology

From a story in the Old Testament, in which King Solomon ruled between two prostitutes, both claiming to be the mother of a baby, by threatening to cut the baby into two. The actual mother begged for her child while the fake one was indifferent towards Solomon's threat.

Inflected Forms

judgments of Solomon (plural) judgement of Solomon (alternative)

Questions

What does judgment of solomon mean?
A judgment in which a stratagem is invoked in order to reveal the true feelings of the opposing parties.
Where does judgment of solomon come from?
From a story in the Old Testament, in which King Solomon ruled between two prostitutes, both claiming to be the mother of a baby, by threatening to cut the baby into two. The actual mother begged for her child while the fake one was indifferent towards Solomon's threat.

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