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Jude

UK/ˈd͡ʒuːd/ US/ˈdʒud/ fairly common

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(New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless

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a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude

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Short form of Judas, used in an attempt to distinguish the Apostle Judas Thaddaeus from Judas Iscariot. From Old Testament Judah, Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá), said to mean “praised”.

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