Definitions for esther
Overview of noun esther
The noun esther has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Esther
((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. Esther, Book of Esther
(an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre)
