Purim heroine Crossword Clue

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Purim heroine Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
2. (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)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PURIM (noun)
1. (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman
HEROINE (noun)
1. a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
2. the main good female character in a work of fiction

Hint 3: Anagram

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