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n. - A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive; (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength.

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  • And Delilah is clad, it is true, in what used to be called a dress with a plunging neckline -- very plunging.
  • The name Delilah is fitly used to describe those who with flattery bring destruction on those whom they pretend to love.
  • Although the book is called Delilah, it is told in multiple viewpoints.
  • Which, I suppose, is a kind of Delilah-complex in reverse.
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