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Herod(encyclopedia)
Herod(dictionary)
Herod (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Herod Agrippa I(encyclopedia)
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out-Herod (iou)



out-Herod verb trans. E17.
[from OUT- + Herod a blustering tyrant in miracle plays, representing Herod the ruler of Judaea at the time of Jesus' birth (see HERODIAN).]
Outdo in cruelty, evil, or extravagance. Chiefly in out-Herod Herod.
Shakespeare Hamlet I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoing Termagant; it out-herods Herod.