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What does Herod mean?

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Proper noun
  1. The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea.
  2. The biblical king who is said to have ordered the execution of all baby boys under the age of two in the town of Bethlehem and the surrounding region, as he saw Jesus as a threat to his rule; identified with Herod the Great.
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In 6 B.C. he proceeded against the Pharisees who had vaticinated that, with the birth of the Messiah, the reign of Herod would come to the end.
In stark contrast to the rigorous obedience of the Forerunner, Ava presents the adulterous lascivity of King Herod.
His wife, Herodias, convinced Herod to go to Rome and risk his fortune and kingdom for the same title.
As with the Transfiguration and Hiroshima, the stories of the Sudan and the massacre of the innocents under Herod are now fused in my mind.
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
Herod was frightened by the potential competition, for he brooked no opposition or competition for the affections of people's hearts.

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