Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- In the Bible, a Persian minister who was hanged for plotting the destruction of the Jews.
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- noun (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
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Examples
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Estger Haman is the only one commenting on this story who has any knowledge of global politics.
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Earlier this week, Robin Haman found himself wondering how much the takings of buskers (street performers) on the tube have been affected by the ubiquity of the iPod?
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Earlier this week, Robin Haman found himself wondering how much the takings of buskers (street performers) on the tube have been affected by the ubiquity of the iPod?
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Haman is hanged on a gallows of his own preparing.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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According to another demonstrator, who only wanted to be known as Haman, those calling for the king to step down are being unrealistic.
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According to another demonstrator, who only wanted to be known as Haman, those calling for the king to step down are being unrealistic.
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But with Turkey still astonishing the world, no one can call Haman's offer too atrocious to be true.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Alexander Maclaren 1868
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_ Out of the vapors of anger -- as dense as any Alpine fog -- Dante, who has caught glimpses of famous victims of anger, such as Haman and Lavinia, emerges with Virgil, only to be dazzled by the glorious light of the sun.
The Book of the Epic 1894
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Now whenever I've heard this story before, the storyteller has always had us hiss when Haman's name comes up, so when Melissa said "Haman," I almost started to hiss - but caught myself when no one else did.
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Now whenever I've heard this story before, the storyteller has always had us hiss when Haman's name comes up, so when Melissa said "Haman," I almost started to hiss - but caught myself when no one else did.
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