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    leviathan
    /lɪˈvʌɪəθn/

    noun

    • 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).

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLEVIATHAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › leviathanLeviathan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › leviathanLeviathan - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › leviathanLEVIATHAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    any huge marine animal, as the whale. anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship. Leviathan, a philosophical work (1651) by Thomas Hobbes dealing with the political organization of society. Discover More.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLEVIATHAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLEVIATHAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A leviathan is something which is extremely large and difficult to control, and which you find rather frightening.

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

    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...

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionLeviathan - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of Leviathan in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › leviathanleviathan | meaning of leviathan in Longman Dictionary of...

    leviathan meaning, definition, what is leviathan: something very large and strong: Learn more.