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单词 leviathan
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leviathan


le·vi·a·than

L0139300 (lə-vī′ə-thən)n.1. Something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship.2. A very large animal, especially a whale.3. A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible.
[Middle English, huge biblical sea creature, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwyātān; see lwy in Semitic roots.]

leviathan

(lɪˈvaɪəθən) n1. (Bible) Bible a monstrous beast, esp a sea monster2. any huge or powerful thing[C14: from Late Latin, ultimately from Hebrew liwyāthān, of obscure origin]

le•vi•a•than

(lɪˈvaɪ ə θən)

n. 1. (often cap.) (in the Bible) a sea monster. 2. any huge marine animal, as the whale. 3. something of immense size or power. [1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin « Hebrew liwyāthān]
Thesaurus
Noun1.leviathan - the largest or most massive thing of its kindleviathan - the largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks"freak, lusus naturae, monstrosity, monster - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
2.leviathan - monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testamentmythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth

leviathan

noun monster, whale, mammoth, Titan, hulk, colossus, behemoth It's a leviathan of a book.

leviathan

nounOne that is extraordinarily large and powerful:behemoth, giant, Goliath, jumbo, mammoth, monster, titan.Slang: whopper.
Translations
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leviathan


leviathan

(lēvī`əthən), in the Bible, aquatic monster, presumably the crocodile, the whale, or a dragon. It was a symbol of evil to be ultimately defeated by the power of good.

Leviathan

 

(1) In biblical mythology, an enormous sea monster resembling a giant crocodile. Figuratively, something huge and monstrous.

(2) The title of a work by the English philosopher T. Hobbes devoted to problems of the state.

leviathan

sea monster; symbol of apocalypse. [Jew. Tradition: Leach, 67]See: Apocalypse

Leviathan

frighteningly powerful sea serpent. [O.T.: Job 41; Psalms 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1]See: Monsters

leviathan

Bible a monstrous beast, esp a sea monster

leviathan


  • noun

Synonyms for leviathan

noun monster

Synonyms

  • monster
  • whale
  • mammoth
  • Titan
  • hulk
  • colossus
  • behemoth

Synonyms for leviathan

noun one that is extraordinarily large and powerful

Synonyms

  • behemoth
  • giant
  • Goliath
  • jumbo
  • mammoth
  • monster
  • titan
  • whopper

Words related to leviathan

noun the largest or most massive thing of its kind

Related Words

  • freak
  • lusus naturae
  • monstrosity
  • monster

noun monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament

Related Words

  • mythical creature
  • mythical monster
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