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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   One of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.
2. 2
   A male given name.

Example

More examples

"Mordecai the Jew was a cousin of Queen Esther."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy).

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