Salome
pronunciation
How to pronounce Salome in British English:
UK [səˈləumi]
How to pronounce Salome in American English:
US [səˈlomi, ˈsæləˌmi]
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- Noun:
- woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
Word Origin
- Salome
- fem. proper name, from Late Latin, from Greek Salome, related to Salomon (see Solomon).
Example
- 1. What is it that thou wouldst have , salome ?
- 2. The princess salome desires to see him .
- 3. If this story interests you , you will probably love the oscar wilde play salome .
- 4. Seeing how enamored her new husband ( herod antipas ) was with her daughter ( his step-daughter salome ) she offered the girl to him in exchange for the arrest of st john .
- 5. First soldier princess , the young captain has just slain himself . Salome suffer me to kiss thy mouth , iokanaan .