Susanna
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Susanna
1 Apocrypha1. the wife of Joachim, who was condemned to death for adultery because of a false accusation, but saved by Daniel's sagacity
2. the book of the Apocrypha containing this story
Susanna
2 the book of the Apocrypha containing the story of Susanna, who was condemned to death for adultery because of a false accusation but saved by Daniel's sagacity
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Susanna
unjustly condemned for adultery; later acquitted. [Apocrypha: Daniel and Susanna]
See: Innocence
Susanna
rejects advances of elderly men. [Apocrypha: Susanna]
See: Virtuousness
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