Iscariotn.
/ɪˈskarɪət/ The surname of Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ. Hence, an appellation for an accursed traitor. Also attributive.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > betrayer > [noun]
serpentc1386
proditor1436
traditora1460
betrayer1526
tradenta1626
Iscariot1647
double-crosser1888
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [noun] > treacherous person
swikec1000
adderOE
traitor?c1225
Scariotc1380
murdererc1390
Judasc1405
proditor1436
cuckoo1581
Sinon1581
treachetour1590
viper1596
serpent1600
snakea1616
tradenta1626
Iscariot1647
dog1846
double-crosser1888
two-timer1927
1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 40 He may be a zelot.., and yet an Iscariot.
1795–7 R. Southey Juvenile & Minor Poems in Poet. Wks. (1837) II. 116 An Iscariot curse will lie Upon the name.
1878 E. Jenkins Haverholme 63 Those..he deemed Iscariots to a Divine cause.
Derivatives
Iscariotic adj. /ɪskærɪˈɒtɪk/ of or relating to Judas Iscariot.
/ɪskærɪˈɒtɪk/ of or relating to Judas Iscariot.ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adjective]
lewec1000
culvert?c1225
false?c1225
fokela1275
colwardc1330
treacherousc1330
traitorousc1380
traitora1400
treasonfula1400
traitorfulc1440
treasonousc1450
treasonable1487
proditiousa1500
proditorya1500
unfaithful1530
trustless1554
traitorlya1586
Punic1590
truce-breaking1592
faiterous1600
Iscarioticala1625
betraying1629
infide1663
traditoriana1734
Iscariotic1879
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adjective]
swikec893
lewec1000
swikelc1000
swikefulc1100
culvert?c1225
fokela1275
colwardc1330
treacherousc1330
traitorousc1380
traitora1400
treacherc1400
traitorfulc1440
proditorious?a1475
fraudfulc1475
proditiousa1500
proditorya1500
perfidiousa1538
snakya1586
traitorlya1586
Punic1590
traitor-wise1598
faiterous1600
Iscarioticala1625
Judaslya1626
fidious1640
traditoriana1734
double-crossing1838
Judasian1855
Iscariotic1879
two-timing1927
two-time1937
quisling1941
1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. i. v. 88 The 109th has been called the Iscariotic Psalm.
Iscariˈotical adj. characteristic of or resembling Judas Iscariot; wickedly treacherous.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adjective]
lewec1000
culvert?c1225
false?c1225
fokela1275
colwardc1330
treacherousc1330
traitorousc1380
traitora1400
treasonfula1400
traitorfulc1440
treasonousc1450
treasonable1487
proditiousa1500
proditorya1500
unfaithful1530
trustless1554
traitorlya1586
Punic1590
truce-breaking1592
faiterous1600
Iscarioticala1625
betraying1629
infide1663
traditoriana1734
Iscariotic1879
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adjective]
swikec893
lewec1000
swikelc1000
swikefulc1100
culvert?c1225
fokela1275
colwardc1330
treacherousc1330
traitorousc1380
traitora1400
treacherc1400
traitorfulc1440
proditorious?a1475
fraudfulc1475
proditiousa1500
proditorya1500
perfidiousa1538
snakya1586
traitorlya1586
Punic1590
traitor-wise1598
faiterous1600
Iscarioticala1625
Judaslya1626
fidious1640
traditoriana1734
double-crossing1838
Judasian1855
Iscariotic1879
two-timing1927
two-time1937
quisling1941
a1625 J. Boys Wks. (1630) 282 This Iscarioticall feat.
a1625 J. Boys Wks. (1630) 285 To whet..tongue and pen against that Iscariotticall legerdemaine.
1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 81 No such prostitution, no such Iscariotical drifts are to be doubted.
Iˈscariotism n. a practice characteristic of Judas Iscariot, esp. in reference to parsimonious employment of church funds (cf. John xii. 5).
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > benefice > other financial matters > [noun] > funds or revenue > parsimonious employment of church funds
Iscariotism1883
1883 Church Times 18 May 357 The Congregation..will also reject the principle of Iscariotism, or the cheap-and-nasty in religion.
1885 Church Times 16 Jan. 37 Far be it from me to advocate Iscariotism.
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