Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An act characteristic of Judas Iscariot; treachery or meanness and over-economy, as in the application of charitable or church funds.

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Examples

  • To us, judged from our modern standpoint, the affair of Sinigaglia is the last word in treachery and iscariotism.

    The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912

  • To us, judged from our modern standpoint, the affair of Sinigaglia is the last word in treachery and iscariotism.

    The Life of Cesare Borgia Rafael Sabatini 1912

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