- skip - Brewer’s

Judas Kiss (A)

.

A deceitful act of courtesy. Judas betrayed his Master with a kiss.

“So Judas kissed his Master,


And cried, ‘All hail!ʹ whenas he meant all harm.”


Shakespeare: 3 Henry VI., v. 7.

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

previous entry · index · next entry

Jovial
Joy
Joyeuse
Joyeuse Garde
Juan Fernandez
Jubal [a trumpet]
Jubilee (Jewish)
Judaise
Judaism
Judas
Judas Kiss (A)
Judas Slits or Judas Holes
Judas Tree
Judas-coloured Hair
Jude (St.)
Judée
Judge’s Black Cap
Judges Robes
Judica (Latin)
Judicium Crucis
Judicium Dei (Latin)