HERODIAN


Meaning of HERODIAN in English

/heuh roh"dee euhn/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.

n.

2. a partisan of the house of Herod.

3. a member of a political group that supported the dynasty of Herod and opposed Jesus.

[ Herodiani (pl.); see HEROD, -IAN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .