LEVIATHAN

leviathan

(noun) monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament

leviathan

(noun) the largest or most massive thing of its kind; “it was a leviathan among redwoods”; “they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

leviathan (not comparable)

Very large; gargantuan.

Noun

leviathan (plural leviathans)

(Bible) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, described as the most powerful and dangerous creature in the ocean.

Something large; behemoth.

Source: Wiktionary


Le*vi"a*than, n. Etym: [Heb. livyathan.]

1. An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned on 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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