< /dʒoʊˈsaɪ əs/. a king of Judah, reigned 640?–609? b.c. II Kings 22.
noun
- died ?609 bc, king of Judah (?640–?609). After the discovery of a book of law (probably Deuteronomy) in the Temple he began a programme of religious reformDouay spelling: Josias (dʒəʊˈsaɪəs)