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   Le·vi·a·than

   /ləˈvīəTH(ə)n/

   

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   • 1. (in biblical use) a sea monster, identified in different passages with the whale and the crocodile (e.g. Job 41, Ps. 74:14), and with the Devil (after Isa. 27:1).
   • ▪ a very large aquatic creature, especially a whale: "the great leviathans of the deep"
   • ▪ a thing that is very large or powerful, especially a ship: "it's a challenge to navigate a wheeled leviathan in rush-hour traffic"
   • ▪ an autocratic monarch or state: "we must tame the state Leviathan"

   Word Origin via late Latin from Hebrew liwyāṯān.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   1. a. often capitalized : a sea monster defeated by Yahweh in various scriptural accounts. b. : a large sea animal. this leviathan of animals is the great Blue Whale Weston LaBarre. 2. capitalized : the political state. especially : a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy. 3. : something large or formidable.

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   The Leviathan ( / lɪˈvaɪ.əθən / liv-EYE-ə-thən; Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, romanized : Līvyāṯān; Greek: Λεβιάθαν) is a sea serpent noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, and the pseudepigraphical Book of Enoch.

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   noun. Bible a monstrous beast, esp a sea monster. any huge or powerful thing. Leviathan. A sea monster mentioned in the Book of Job, where it is associated with the forces of chaos and evil. Discover More. Notes. Figuratively, a “leviathan” is any enormous beast.

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   LEVIATHAN definition: 1. something or someone that is extremely large and powerful: 2. something or someone that is…. Learn more.

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   LEVIATHAN meaning: 1. something or someone that is extremely large and powerful: 2. something or someone that is…. Learn more.

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   A leviathan is a giant sea creature. It can be real, like a whale, or mythical. Moby Dick is an example of a famous leviathan. The word comes from Hebrew livyathan which means a great sea serpent or sea monster. A real leviathan is the giant sea squid Architeuthis, which was photographed alive for

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › leviathanLeviathan - definition of leviathan by The Free Dictionary

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   Define leviathan. leviathan synonyms, leviathan pronunciation, leviathan translation, English dictionary definition of leviathan. 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...

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   Leviathan. /ləˈvaɪəθən/. /ləˈvaɪəθən/. a book published by Thomas Hobbes in 1651. It discusses human society and the relationship between rulers and people. Its conclusion is that a single powerful authority is necessary to prevent 'a war of every man against every man'.

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    Leviathan Definition. Something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship. A very large animal, especially a whale. Anything huge or very powerful. A sea monster, variously thought of as a reptile or a whale. Very large; gargantuan.

11. www.britannica.com › topic › Leviathan-Middle-Eastern-mythologyLeviathan | Sea Monster, Biblical Beast & Biblical Sea Creature

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    May 7, 2024 · Leviathan, in Jewish mythology, a primordial sea serpent. Its source is in prebiblical Mesopotamian myth, especially that of the sea monster in the Ugaritic myth of Baal (see Yamm). In the Old Testament, Leviathan appears in Psalms 74:14 as a multiheaded sea serpent that is killed by God and given.