单词 | danite |
释义 | Daniten. Obsolete exc. Historical. 1. A member of the Hebrew tribe of Dan. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [noun] > Jew > of specific dynasties or sects Levite1377 Rechabitea1382 Simeonite1530 Danite1535 Yemenite1566 Hasmonean1583 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges xiii. 2 There was a man at Zarga, of one of the kynreds of the Danites, named Manoah. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 1060 The Danite strong Herculean Samson. View more context for this quotation 1847 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. (new ed.) I. 514/1 The inability of the Danites to expel the Philistines and Amorites. 1968 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 119/1 The Levite, however, was persuaded by the Danites migrating northward to accompany them and he became the first priest of the famous sanctuary at Dan. 2. A member of an alleged secret order of Mormons supposed to have arisen in the early days of that sect to act as spies and suppressors of disaffection. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Mormonism > [noun] > person > Danite Danite1838 destroying angel1838 1838 Test (Rushville, Illinois) 12 Dec. 3/4 There, Patton, one of the bloodiest of the Danites, directed two of his bands. 1857 Congress. Globe 24 Feb. App. 289/3 They suppose that there is a secret society existing there, called Danites, Shanpips, or Destroying Angels. 1882 C. Waite Adventures Far West 252 The Danites are expected to act as spies upon the federal officers and other gentiles; to watch the feelings and spirits of the saints, and to report the first indications of disaffection. 1905 Daily Chron. 22 June 3/1 The duties of the Danites, or ‘avenging angels’. 1948 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 61 20 See those dreadful Danites how they lynch many lives. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1535 |
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