Herodism

Meaning

Noun

• The killing of unwanted people, especially children.
• Indulgence in or worship of worldly spectacle and power rather than that which is good or worthy.
• A political stance of allowing domination by a more powerful country, usually in order to preserve some level of control rather than being vanquished.

Origin

• From Herod the Great, the biblical king who is said to have ordered the execution of all male infants under the age of two in the town of Bethlehem and the surrounding region, as he saw Jesus as a threat to his rule and who was allowed to rule by accepting Roman control and dominance.