Source : WordNet®

Esther
     n 1: (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)
     2: an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who
        became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
        [syn: {Book of Esther}]