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Leviathan - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Leviathan : (noun)
1: the largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a
leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the
leviathan of textbooks"
2: monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Leviathan : \Le*vi"a*than\ (l[-e]*v[imac]"[.a]*than), n. [Heb.
livy[=a]th[=a]n.]
1. An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli.,
and mentioned in other passages of Scripture.
Note: It is not certainly known what animal is intended,
whether the crocodile, the whale, or some sort of
serpent.
2. The whale, or a great whale. --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Leviathan : a transliterated Hebrew word (livyathan), meaning "twisted,"
"coiled." In Job 3:8, Revised Version, and marg. of Authorized
Version, it denotes the dragon which, according to Eastern
tradition, is an enemy of light; in 41:1 the crocodile is meant;
in Ps. 104:26 it "denotes any large animal that moves by
writhing or wriggling the body, the whale, the monsters of the
deep." This word is also used figuratively for a cruel enemy, as
some think "the Egyptian host, crushed by the divine power, and
cast on the shores of the Red Sea" (Ps. 74:14). As used in Isa.
27:1, "leviathan the piercing [R.V. 'swift'] serpent, even
leviathan that crooked [R.V. marg. 'winding'] serpent," the word
may probably denote the two empires, the Assyrian and the
Babylonian.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Leviathan |
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tardisgrl: 40 minutes early for NMD pick up at school. I'm first in line! Let's see if I can't finally finish Leviathan. |
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blinkingmouse: @Vasilly I have ordered Leviathan, I think I've officially decided to make Feb 2010 steampunk reading month :) |
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MaconLibraries: New at both libraries: 'Leviathan' by Scott Westerfield; 'Beautiful Creatures' by
Kami Garcia. |
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