Holofernes

A glass case in the center of the room contained two small paintings of the life of the Old Testament heroine Judith, after she had slain and decapitated the giant called Holofernes who terrorized her people.

The Poet Prince KATHLEEN MCGOWAN 2010

And when this saying pleased them all, Nabuchodonosor, the king, called Holofernes the general of his armies,

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 18: Judith The Challoner Revision

And when this saying pleased them all, Nabuchodonosor, the king, called Holofernes the general of his armies,

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous

And when this saying pleased them all, Nabuchodonosor, the king, called Holofernes the general of his armies,

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous

Northumberland was described as Holofernes, and Mary as Judith;

The Reign of Mary Tudor James Anthony Froude 1856

"I do not know," replies the other, "how you may relish being called Holofernes, but I do not like at least to play Goodman Dull."

Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson Hester Lynch Piozzi 1781

It consists of a pinch on the back of the right hand, accompanied by the word "Holofernes" pronounced in a low voice.

What Katy Did at School Susan Coolidge 1870

Mother Country, see the criticism of "Holofernes" upon innovations in pronunciation, in Act V.,

Old New England Traits George Lunt 1844

Deborah rallies the Israelite army (Jgs 4: 4-16), Jael smashes the head of an enemy general (Jgs 4: 17-22), Judith beheads Holofernes (Jdt 13), and Esther maneuvers Haman onto the gallows (Est 7), in each case saving their people from certain destruction.

Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

The biblical Judith beheads the Assyrian general Holofernes.

Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011