| additions to esther | (n) an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther |
| esther | (n) (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) |
| esther | (n) an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre, Syn. Book of Esther |
| fast of esther | (n) (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim |
| morris | (n) United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902), Syn. Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris, Esther Morris |
