esther

Noun esther has 2 senses

• esther(n = noun.person) - (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);
is a kind of jewess, queen

• esther(n = noun.communication) book of esther - an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre;
is a kind of book
is a part of old testament, hagiographa, ketubim, writings