Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun esther

2 senses of esther

Sense 1
Esther -- ((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))
       INSTANCE OF=> Jewess -- (a woman who is a Jew)
       INSTANCE OF=> queen -- (the wife or widow of a king)

Sense 2
Esther, Book of Esther -- (an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre)
       INSTANCE OF=> book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")