Word of the day

leviathan

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).
2. a very large aquatic creature, especially a whale

“the great leviathans of the deep”

3. a thing that is very large or powerful, especially a ship

“it's a challenge to navigate a wheeled leviathan in rush-hour traffic”

4. an autocratic monarch or state

“we must tame the state Leviathan”

noun

/ləˈvaɪəθ(ə)n/

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leviathan

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"The monstrous leviathan _____ over our band of adventurers."

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  • behemoth
  • colossus
  • lilliputian
  • bitsy

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