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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Jezebel fl. ninth century B.C. Phoenician princess and queen of Israel as the wife of Ahab. According to the Bible, she encouraged idolatry and was ultimately killed by Jehu.
Wiktionary
- n. The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings). She incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to paganism. Jezebel was finally deposed by Jehu, who confronted her and had her thrown from the palace window to the streets, where her body was eaten by wild dogs.
- n. An evil, scheming or shameless woman; an immoral woman.
- n. The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings). She incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to paganism. Jezebel was finally deposed by Jehu, who confronted her and had her thrown from the palace window to the streets, where her body was eaten by wild dogs.
- n. An evil, scheming or shameless woman; an immoral woman.
Examples
“What I love most about Jezebel is that I can go there with an unformed opinion yet a vague leaning, read the discussions and come away with a more informed view.”
“Jezebel is now Five Napkin Burger, and Piece of Chicken is one of the best places to get cheap and quick soul food in Midtown West.”
“In a nutshell Jezebel is a feminist forum that takes a look at our culture, our news, celebrity, sex, being a chick.”
“Particularly now that Jezebel is undergoing some profound life changes, this blog needs a woman companion, and my God is Lisa rad.”
“While "the accursed female," as we sometimes call Jezebel, too sensible to stampede, quietly continued feeding.”
Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front
“Abby Kelly once entered a church only to find herself the subject of the sermon, which was preached from the text: "This Jezebel is come among us also.”
“Why don't you call her Jezebel at once, and have done with it?”
“It is not agreed whether the expression Jezebel, is to be understood literally or figuratively.”
“-- Upon this she gave me a deadly slap upon my shoulder: Take that, said she; whom do you call Jezebel?”
“Jezebel is a collie and who got it into their heads that collies are combin’ ‘n stylin’ dogs?”
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