le|vi|a|than

le|vi|a|than
le|vi|a|than «luh VY uh thuhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a huge sea monster in Canaanite myths. It was originally defeated in combat with God but will break forth again at doomsday when He will finally defeat it (in the Bible, Isaiah 27:1).
2. a whale or other large marine animal.
3. a huge ship: »

the oak leviathans (Byron).

4. Figurative. any great and powerful person or thing: »

The indispensable state remains always a leviathan to be watched with suspicion (Canada Month).

–adj.
huge; monstrous: »

a leviathan industry.

[< Late Latin leviathan < Hebrew liwyåthån dragon, crocodile]

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