Salome
WordNet
noun
(1) Woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
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Etymology
Related to the word shalom and the male given name Solomon, both meaning "peace".
Proper noun
- A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist.
- A woman mentioned in Mark 16:1.
- ; rarely used.