Esther - Definition
esther
n 1: (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of
Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all
the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the
feast of Purim)
2: an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who
became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
[syn: Esther, Book of Esther]