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Esther

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛstə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(es′tər)

Es•ther (es′tər),USA pronunciation n.

Bible, Judaismthe wife of Ahasuerus.
Bible, Judaisma book of the Bible bearing her name. Abbr.: Esth.
a number of prayers, visions, interpretations of dreams, etc., that are included in the Douay Bible as chapters 10–16.
a female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Esther /ˈɛstə/ n

a beautiful Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
the book in which this episode is recounted

'Esther' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Ahasuerus - Esth. - Hagiographa - Moore - Mordecai - Purim - Vashti - Abagtha - Beecher - Bigtha - Biztha - Carcas - Fast of Esther - Forbes - grager - Hadassah - Haman - Harbona - Hester - Hetty - megillah - Mehuman - Taanith Esther - Zethar

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