Associations to the word «Delilah»

Wiktionary

DELILAH, proper noun. The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.
DELILAH, proper noun. A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale.
DELILAH, proper noun. A female given name of biblical origin.

Dictionary definition

DELILAH, noun. (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength.
DELILAH, noun. A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive.

Wise words

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