Judas Priestn.int.

Brit.

/ˌdʒuːdəs ˈpriːst/, U.S.

/ˌdʒudəs ˈprist/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Judas , priest n.

Etymology: < the name of Judas Iscariot (see Judas n.) + priest n. In sense A. 2 and the use as interjection apparently independently re-formed as euphemistic alteration of Jesus Christ int.

A. n.

†1. Apparently: a treacherous priest. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1648 J. Lilburne Whip for Present House of Lords 9 He..called for Mr. Masterson, the lying, malicious Judas Priest, and my self.

1720 N. Amhurst Poems Several Occasions 56 The Judas Priest, debauch'd with sensual pride, Aspir'd to Empire which his Lord deny'd.

2. colloquial (chiefly North American). In oaths and asseverations, as by Judas Priest. Cf. sense B., Jesus Christ n. and int. Phrases. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1880 Northern Echo 16 Nov. 3/5 He struck the box just then..and running his hand out for the gas jet, ejaculated under his breath ‘By Judas priest’.

1889 J. W. Fitzmaurice Shanty Boy xvii. 131 ‘By Judas Priest, boys, I can't stan this,’ siz Joe Dusenberry, a big feller from Maine.

1922 Sat. Evening Post 9 Sept. 97/4 How in the name of Judas Priest did you land that big-league gang?

1974 M. Laurence Diviners iii. vii. 210 There it is, and by judas priest and all the sodden saints in fucking Beulah Land, I am stuck with it.

B. int.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). Used to express shock, surprise, etc.: ‘Jesus Christ!’

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > euphemisms for stronger oaths > for Jesus

Judas Priest1879

1879 Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Argus 7 Aug. He's a musician, and beats the big sheep-skin in the T. of H. b—but we promised not to tell. Judas Priest!

1881 J. S. Bond Rise & Fall ‘Union Club’ iii. 4 Lord Almighty! Hugh, I won't get over it for a month. Judas Priest! don't do it again!

1922 S. Lewis Babbitt ix. 126 Judas Priest, I could write poetry myself if I had a whole year for it.

1972 J. D. Buchanan Professional xi. 123 Judas Priest! What the hell are you saying?

1995 S. Marty Leaning on Wind xi. 170 ‘Give it to me,’ I had suggested... ‘Judas Priest,’ he had protested. ‘You'd take the shirt right off a man's back.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	judas priest
释义	Judas Priestn.int. Brit. /ˌdʒuːdəs ˈpriːst/, U.S. /ˌdʒudəs ˈprist/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Judas , priest n. Etymology: < the name of Judas Iscariot (see Judas n.) + priest n. In sense A. 2 and the use as interjection apparently independently re-formed as euphemistic alteration of Jesus Christ int. A. n. †1. Apparently: a treacherous priest. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1648 J. Lilburne Whip for Present House of Lords 9 He..called for Mr. Masterson, the lying, malicious Judas Priest, and my self. 1720 N. Amhurst Poems Several Occasions 56 The Judas Priest, debauch'd with sensual pride, Aspir'd to Empire which his Lord deny'd. 2. colloquial (chiefly North American). In oaths and asseverations, as by Judas Priest. Cf. sense B., Jesus Christ n. and int. Phrases. Now rare. ΚΠ 1880 Northern Echo 16 Nov. 3/5 He struck the box just then..and running his hand out for the gas jet, ejaculated under his breath ‘By Judas priest’. 1889 J. W. Fitzmaurice Shanty Boy xvii. 131 ‘By Judas Priest, boys, I can't stan this,’ siz Joe Dusenberry, a big feller from Maine. 1922 Sat. Evening Post 9 Sept. 97/4 How in the name of Judas Priest did you land that big-league gang? 1974 M. Laurence Diviners iii. vii. 210 There it is, and by judas priest and all the sodden saints in fucking Beulah Land, I am stuck with it. B. int. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). Used to express shock, surprise, etc.: ‘Jesus Christ!’ ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > euphemisms for stronger oaths > for Jesus Judas Priest1879 1879 Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Argus 7 Aug. He's a musician, and beats the big sheep-skin in the T. of H. b—but we promised not to tell. Judas Priest! 1881 J. S. Bond Rise & Fall ‘Union Club’ iii. 4 Lord Almighty! Hugh, I won't get over it for a month. Judas Priest! don't do it again! 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt ix. 126 Judas Priest, I could write poetry myself if I had a whole year for it. 1972 J. D. Buchanan Professional xi. 123 Judas Priest! What the hell are you saying? 1995 S. Marty Leaning on Wind xi. 170 ‘Give it to me,’ I had suggested... ‘Judas Priest,’ he had protested. ‘You'd take the shirt right off a man's back.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1648
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