leviathan
leviathan
Bible a monstrous beast, esp a sea monster
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leviathan
sea monster; symbol of apocalypse. [Jew. Tradition: Leach, 67]
Leviathan
frighteningly powerful sea serpent. [O.T.: Job 41; Psalms 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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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.
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