judas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
    St. Jude; Thaddaeus; Saint Jude; Jude.
  2. noun (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
    Judas Iscariot.
  3. noun someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
  4. noun a one-way peephole in a door
  5. noun an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
    Juda; Judah.

WordNet

Ju"das noun
Definitions
  1. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. -- a. Treacherous; betraying.

Webster 1913