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Webster 1913 Edition

(hē̍-rō′dĭ-an)

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Noun.

(Jewish Hist.)

One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ.

Herodian ‎(plural Herodians)

One of a sect or party mentioned in the New Testament as having, in Galilee and Jerusalem, manifested an unfriendly disposition towards Jesus.

member of a New-Testament sect hostile to Jesus

Herodian ‎(comparative more Herodian, superlative most Herodian)