GIDEON
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GIDEON¹
proper noun
- Initialism of Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network, a medical decision support tool.
Gideon²
- /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɪdiən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").
proper noun
- A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges. And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
- A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans. “He accused us of slandering him, presumably by implying he was a hipster, and of using the pic without his permission,” Gideon Lichfield, the Review’s editor-in-chief, explained Tuesday on Twitter.
- An English surname originating as a patronymic.
- A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon.
- A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States.
noun Gideons
- A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kat, kil, stories, leader, judge, champion, deliverer, warrior, hero, strategist, victor, general, protector, liberator, defender, savior
Translations
Talk about this word "GIDEON." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gideon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. GIDEON. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gideon "GIDEON." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gideon.Cite this
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title = {GIDEON},
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year = {2026},
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