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DELILAH
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• DELILAH (noun)
The noun DELILAH has 2 senses:
1. (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
2. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Familiarity information: DELILAH used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
fancy woman; kept woman; mistress (an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man)
Domain category:
Old Testament (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Delilah; enchantress; femme fatale; siren; temptress
Hypernyms ("Delilah" is a kind of...):
adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
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