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Gideon

//ˈɡɪd.i.ən// name, noun

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  1. 1
    Initialism of Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network, a medical decision support tool. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.

    "And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place."

  3. 3
    A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans.

    "“He accused us of slandering him, presumably by implying he was a hipster, and of using the pic without his permission,” Gideon Lichfield, the Review’s editor-in-chief, explained Tuesday on Twitter."

  4. 4
    An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  5. 5
    A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon.
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  1. 6
    A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").

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