以斯帖,以斯帖记
Esther
n 1: (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)
2: an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who
became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
[syn: {Book of Esther}]