Delilahn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈlʌɪlə/, U.S.

/dəˈlaɪlə/,

/diˈlaɪlə/

Forms: 1500s Dalida, 1500s–1700s Dalilah, 1500s– Delilah, 1600s Dalidah, 1600s Dalila.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Delilah.

Etymology: < Delilah (post-classical Latin Dalila (Vulgate), Dalida (7th cent.), Hellenistic Greek Δαλιδὰ (Septuagint), Hebrew Dĕlīlāh ), the name of the biblical figure who betrayed Samson to the Philistines (Judges 16: see note at definition). Compare earlier Samson n.The forms Dalida and Dalidah reflect post-classical Latin Dalila and Hellenistic Greek Δαλιδὰ, which show simultaneous assimilation and dissimilation of l to d. The biblical name is attested in English contexts from the Old English period onwards (in Old English as Dalila, in Middle English as Dalila, Dalida, Dalyda). It is attested as a female forename in England from the late 17th cent. onwards.

A person, esp. a woman, likened to the biblical figure Delilah; esp. a treacherous lover; a temptress. Also figurative: something that causes a reduction in the power or influence of a person, nation, etc. Cf. Samson n.In the biblical story of Samson and Delilah (see Judges 16), Delilah is asked by the Philistines to seduce Samson and discover the cause of his great strength, which he ultimately reveals lies in his hair. Delilah then causes Samson's hair to be cut while he is asleep on her lap, and hands him over to the Philistines.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [noun] > treacherous person > female

traitressc1369

Delilah1585

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > seduction > seducer > seductress

Laïs1576

Delilah1585

seductress1803

femme fatale1879

man-eater1906

wolfess1945

Lolita1959

1585 T. Bilson True Difference Christian Subiection iii. 369 Thou hast cast out of his chaire the great Doctor of the world; and in him, by thy wiues (that delicate Dalida) persuasion hast persecuted Christ.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xlvi. 630 You who esteeme..to be the dearlings of the pleasure of Egypt, and be set vpon the knees of the Delilah of this world.

1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket i. 6 If Dalilah inuite Sampson, ware his lockes; shee will spoile the Nazarite of his hayres: there are many Dalilahs in these dayes.

1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 157 [Ye] Transform'd all Wives to Dalilahs, Whose Husbands were not For the Cause.

1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xiii. 30 I have no foreign Dalilahs, no secret amours.

1840 I. D'Israeli Misc. of Lit. (rev. ed.) 9 How deeply ought we to regret that this Nazarite suffered his strength to be shorn by the Delilahs of spurious Fame.

1919 A. Hrdlička Races of Russia in Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (1921) 21 No. 11. 345 The Russian giant may have his Delilahs, internally as well as externally, but these will not be able to hold him forever.

2019 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Apr. Movie characters regularly fail to read the sign delivered by a Delilah, Judas or femme fatale that seals their fate.

Phrases

the lap of Delilah, Delilah's lap, and variants: a situation or lifestyle devoted to pleasurable or worldly things; (also) a situation or position in which a person or thing is vulnerable to temptation or destruction. Often as part of an extended metaphor.Cf. quot. 1597 at main sense.

ΚΠ

1609 G. Benson Serm. 7 May 55 Lift vp your head from Dalilaes lappe: O let the world charme you no longer.

1643 N. Lockyer Baulme for Bleeding Eng. & Ireland 384 In the lap of Delilah, fancy workes goldenly: men devoted to please themselves, fancy befooles them.

1692 W. Fleetwood tr. P. Jurieu Plain Method Christian Devotion (ed. 22) iii. vii. 345 Thou willest, O my God, my Tempters should be always near me, and the Philistins still upon me, that I may wake, and sleep no longer, or rather not at all, upon the knees of Dalila.

1838 Ann. Rep. Vermont Temperance Soc. 1837 17 Let precept and example join hands, and we shall have prepared a lap of Delilah into which the head of the Samson of strong drink may be laid, and there shorn of its locks.

1946 Chester (Pa.) Times 9 Nov. 5/7 The worldly church rises out of the lap of Delilah to shake itself.

2016 Victoria Advocate (Texas) (Nexis) 6 May I believe America is asleep on Delilah's lap, and the hair is being cut.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	delilah
释义	Delilahn. Brit. /dᵻˈlʌɪlə/, U.S. /dəˈlaɪlə/, /diˈlaɪlə/ Forms: 1500s Dalida, 1500s–1700s Dalilah, 1500s– Delilah, 1600s Dalidah, 1600s Dalila. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Delilah. Etymology: < Delilah (post-classical Latin Dalila (Vulgate), Dalida (7th cent.), Hellenistic Greek Δαλιδὰ (Septuagint), Hebrew Dĕlīlāh ), the name of the biblical figure who betrayed Samson to the Philistines (Judges 16: see note at definition). Compare earlier Samson n.The forms Dalida and Dalidah reflect post-classical Latin Dalila and Hellenistic Greek Δαλιδὰ, which show simultaneous assimilation and dissimilation of l to d. The biblical name is attested in English contexts from the Old English period onwards (in Old English as Dalila, in Middle English as Dalila, Dalida, Dalyda). It is attested as a female forename in England from the late 17th cent. onwards. A person, esp. a woman, likened to the biblical figure Delilah; esp. a treacherous lover; a temptress. Also figurative: something that causes a reduction in the power or influence of a person, nation, etc. Cf. Samson n.In the biblical story of Samson and Delilah (see Judges 16), Delilah is asked by the Philistines to seduce Samson and discover the cause of his great strength, which he ultimately reveals lies in his hair. Delilah then causes Samson's hair to be cut while he is asleep on her lap, and hands him over to the Philistines. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [noun] > treacherous person > female traitressc1369 Delilah1585 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > seduction > seducer > seductress Laïs1576 Delilah1585 seductress1803 femme fatale1879 man-eater1906 wolfess1945 Lolita1959 1585 T. Bilson True Difference Christian Subiection iii. 369 Thou hast cast out of his chaire the great Doctor of the world; and in him, by thy wiues (that delicate Dalida) persuasion hast persecuted Christ. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xlvi. 630 You who esteeme..to be the dearlings of the pleasure of Egypt, and be set vpon the knees of the Delilah of this world. 1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket i. 6 If Dalilah inuite Sampson, ware his lockes; shee will spoile the Nazarite of his hayres: there are many Dalilahs in these dayes. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 157 [Ye] Transform'd all Wives to Dalilahs, Whose Husbands were not For the Cause. 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xiii. 30 I have no foreign Dalilahs, no secret amours. 1840 I. D'Israeli Misc. of Lit. (rev. ed.) 9 How deeply ought we to regret that this Nazarite suffered his strength to be shorn by the Delilahs of spurious Fame. 1919 A. Hrdlička Races of Russia in Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (1921) 21 No. 11. 345 The Russian giant may have his Delilahs, internally as well as externally, but these will not be able to hold him forever. 2019 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Apr. Movie characters regularly fail to read the sign delivered by a Delilah, Judas or femme fatale that seals their fate. Phrases the lap of Delilah, Delilah's lap, and variants: a situation or lifestyle devoted to pleasurable or worldly things; (also) a situation or position in which a person or thing is vulnerable to temptation or destruction. Often as part of an extended metaphor.Cf. quot. 1597 at main sense. ΚΠ 1609 G. Benson Serm. 7 May 55 Lift vp your head from Dalilaes lappe: O let the world charme you no longer. 1643 N. Lockyer Baulme for Bleeding Eng. & Ireland 384 In the lap of Delilah, fancy workes goldenly: men devoted to please themselves, fancy befooles them. 1692 W. Fleetwood tr. P. Jurieu Plain Method Christian Devotion (ed. 22) iii. vii. 345 Thou willest, O my God, my Tempters should be always near me, and the Philistins still upon me, that I may wake, and sleep no longer, or rather not at all, upon the knees of Dalila. 1838 Ann. Rep. Vermont Temperance Soc. 1837 17 Let precept and example join hands, and we shall have prepared a lap of Delilah into which the head of the Samson of strong drink may be laid, and there shorn of its locks. 1946 Chester (Pa.) Times 9 Nov. 5/7 The worldly church rises out of the lap of Delilah to shake itself. 2016 Victoria Advocate (Texas) (Nexis) 6 May I believe America is asleep on Delilah's lap, and the hair is being cut. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1585
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