(jewess is a kind of ...) a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

• hebrew
• israelite
• jew

(... is an instance of jewess) (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt

• lot's wife

(... is an instance of jewess) (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)

• esther

(... is an instance of jewess) wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)

• jezebel

(... is an instance of jewess) the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

• blessed virgin
• madonna
• mary
• the virgin
• virgin mary