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Leviathan — (Hebrew Name|לִוְיָתָן|Livyatan|Liwyāṯān| Twisted; coiled ) is a Biblical sea monster referred to in the Old Testament (Psalm 74:13 14; Job 41; Isaiah 27:1). The word leviathan has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature. In the… … Wikipedia
State of nature — is a term in political philosophy used in social contract theories to describe the hypothetical condition that preceded governments. There must have been a time before government, and so the question is how legitimate government could emerge from … Wikipedia
Leviathan (book) — For other uses, see Leviathan (disambiguation). Frontispiece of Leviathan, by Abraham Bosse, with input from Hobbes Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil commonly called simply Leviathan is a book… … Wikipedia
Leviathan and the Air-Pump — Infobox Book name = Leviathan and the Air Pump title orig = translator = image caption = author = Steven Shapin and Simon Schaffer illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = genre = publisher = Princeton University… … Wikipedia
Leviathan (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Leviathan iamge caption = author = Paul Auster country = United States language = English genre = Crime novel publisher = Viking release date = 1992 media type = Print (Hardback) pages = 275 pp isbn = ISBN 0140178139… … Wikipedia
leviathan — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwyāthān Date: 14th century 1. a. often capitalized a sea monster defeated by Yahweh in various scriptural accounts b. a large sea animal 2. capitalized the political state; especially … New Collegiate Dictionary
State — A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, sub national states or multinational states. A state usually includes the set of institutions that… … Wikipedia
State (polity) — This article is about the general concept of the state. For the subjects of international law, see Sovereign state. For other uses, see State (disambiguation). The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes Leviathan A state is an organised political… … Wikipedia
leviathan — [lɪ vʌɪəθ(ə)n] noun 1》 (in biblical use) a sea monster. ↘a very large aquatic creature, especially a whale. ↘a very large or powerful thing. 2》 an autocratic monarch or state. [with allusion to Hobbes Leviathan (1651).] Origin via late L … English new terms dictionary
leviathan — n. 1 Bibl. a sea monster. 2 anything very large or powerful, esp. a ship. 3 an autocratic monarch or State (in allusion to a book by Hobbes, 1651). Etymology: ME f. LL f. Heb. liwyatan … Useful english dictionary
