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esther

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Noun

an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre

(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)

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Esther Book of Esther

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "esther":
easter eighter ester esther estuary
Words contain "esther":
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Words contain "esther" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
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