salome

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Definition of salome in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Dansı ile ünlü Yahudi Prensi; Oscar Wilde'nin tek perdelik oyunu

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Definition of salome in English English dictionary: A woman mentioned in Mark 16: 1; A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist; A female given name; rarely used; a feminine given name; {i} woman whose dancing persuaded Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist; female first name; in the New Testament of the Bible, the stepdaughter of King Herod who performed a dance called the dance of the seven veils. Her dancing pleased Herod so much that he said she could have anything she wanted. She asked him to give her the head of John the Baptist on a plate, which he did. Stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, who caused the death of John the Baptist. The event is recounted in the gospels of Matthew and Mark, though her name is given only by the historian Josephus. John had been imprisoned for denouncing Herod's adulterous marriage to Herodias, but Herod was afraid to kill him. When Salome, daughter of Herodias, danced before the king, he promised to give her anything she asked as a reward, and she requested John's head on a platter. The scene was a popular subject in Christian art; woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist

salome

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Sa·lo·me

sılōmi

/səˈlōmē/ /səˈloʊmiː/

[ s&-'lO-mE, 'sa-l&-(")m ] (noun.) Related to the Hebrew word shalom and the male given name Solomon, both meaning "peace".

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