leviathan
[ li-vahy-uh-thuh n ]
/ lɪˈvaɪ ə θən /
noun
(often initial capital letter) Bible.
a sea monster.
any huge marine animal, as the whale.
anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship.
(initial capital letter, italics)
a philosophical work (1651) by Thomas Hobbes dealing with the political organization of society.
Origin of leviathan
1350–1400; Middle English
levyathan < Late Latin
leviathan ≪ Hebrew
liwyāthān
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British Dictionary definitions for leviathan
leviathan
/ (lɪˈvaɪəθən) /
noun
Bible
a monstrous beast, esp a sea monster
any huge or powerful thing
Word Origin for leviathan
C14: from Late Latin, ultimately from Hebrew
liwyāthān, of obscure origin
Cultural definitions for leviathan
Leviathan
[ (luh-veye-uh-thuhn) ]
A sea monster mentioned in the Book of Job, where it is associated with the forces of chaos and evil.
notes for Leviathan
Figuratively, a “leviathan” is any enormous beast.
notes for Leviathan
Leviathan is a work on politics by the seventeenth-century English author Thomas
Hobbes.