'Delilah' definitions:
Definition of 'Delilah'
From: WordNet
noun
(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
noun
A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn: enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, femme fatale]
Definition of 'Delilah'
From: GCIDE
- Delilah \De*li"lah\, n. The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (--Judges xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress. [1913 Webster]
- Other Delilahs on a smaller scale Burns met with during his Dumfries sojourn. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Delilah'
From: Easton
- Delilah languishing, a Philistine woman who dwelt in the valley of Sorek (Judg. 16:4-20). She was bribed by the "lords of the Philistines" to obtain from Samson the secret of his strength and the means of overcoming it (Judg. 16:4-18). She tried on three occasions to obtain from him this secret in vain. On the fourth occasion she wrung it from him. She made him sleep upon her knees, and then called the man who was waiting to help her; who "cut off the seven locks of his head," and so his "strength went from him." (See SAMSON.)
Definition of 'Delilah'
From: Hitchcock
- Delilah, poor; small; head of hair
Synonyms of 'Delilah'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adventuress,
- Aspasia,
- courtesan,
- demimondaine,
- demimonde,
- demirep,
- femme fatale,
- harem girl,
- hetaera,
- houri,
- Jezebel,
- Messalina,
- odalisque,
- Phryne,
- seductress,
- temptress,
- Thais,
- vamp,
- vampire