Definitions
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- proper noun A female
given name . - proper noun biblical A book of the
Old Testament and theHebrew Tanakh . - proper noun biblical The heroine of the Book of Esther.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
- noun an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
Etymologies
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Examples
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JAMES THERRIAULT, ESTHER REED'S FORMER TEACHER: Esther was the kind of kid who would be invisible if you didn't take pains to notice her presence.
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JAMES THERRIAULT, ESTHER REED'S FORMER TEACHER: Esther was the kind of kid who would be invisible if you didn't take pains to notice her presence.
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I am convinced that _Esther_ is hidden here, which name, according to the testimony of the Book of Esther, was her _Persian_ name, as she was first called _Myrtle_, as her Jewish maiden name.
Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities 1861
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"After all the cooking and so forth was finished, of course we had to keep the Fast of Esther, and everyone, even babies went to Shule to hear the Megilla (the _Book of Esther_) read; and, when the Chazan came to
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago Hannah Trager
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Complaint died away, and at the end of the term Esther was re-engaged.
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Dear Esther is indeed ghostly and ethereal, but it's all thematic notation.
Boing Boing 2009
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Esther is a New-York-City-based relationship therapist, and through her workshops and private practice she has helped thousands of couples get through the toughest transitions that life can throw at us.
Barbara Hannah Grufferman: Life After 50: How You and Your Partner Can Be a Couple Again Barbara Hannah Grufferman 2010
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The challenge then seemed to be finding the time to be together as a couple, as man and woman, not as mom and dad or worker, or, as Esther is fond of saying, "productive citizens."
Barbara Hannah Grufferman: Life After 50: How You and Your Partner Can Be a Couple Again Barbara Hannah Grufferman 2010
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The only time Otis hears her called Esther is when she's fighting with his daddy and winning.
Uncle Walrus (part one) Melissa Swantkowski 2010
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Literature: a name invented by Jonathan Swift as a nickname for Esther Vanhomrigh.
15,000 Baby Names Bruce Lansky 2010
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