1. an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre; [syn: Esther, Book of Esther]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Book of Esther
n 1: an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who
became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
[syn: Esther, Book of Esther]