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Definition of Daniel
1. Noun. (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC).
2. Noun. A wise and upright judge. "A Daniel come to judgment"
3. Noun. An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar.
Generic synonyms: Book
Group relationships: Old Testament, Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings
Definition of Daniel
1. n. A Hebrew prophet distinguished for sagacity and ripeness of judgment in youth; hence, a sagacious and upright judge.
Definition of Daniel
1. Proper noun. The book in the Old Testament of the Bible. ¹
2. Proper noun. (biblical character) The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. ¹
3. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name) in regular use since the Middle Ages and recently quite popular. ¹
4. Proper noun. (qualifier rare) (Hebrew female given name). ¹
5. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
6. Proper noun. A location in the state of Wyoming in the United States (Zip Code: 83115). (From the U.S. Census Bureau 1990) ¹
7. Noun. (US slang) The buttocks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daniel
Literary usage of Daniel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1918)
"Personal Memorials of daniel Webster. Philadelphia, 1851. ... daniel Webster, sa
vie et ses oeuvres. Aperc.u de 1'histoire dcs Etats-Unis. Paris, 1858. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1908)
"As they had anticipated, daniel nevertheless prayed, three times a day, at his
open window, towards Jerusalem. This they reported to the king, ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, John Leycester Adolphus (1839)
"admissible to ing the land William daniel, after disposing by the will of certain
with an an- lands in Essex, devised to the trustees the residue of he ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1879)
"daniel MA CL ISE. D ANIEL MACLISE, the painter of the two greatest national
pictures of which England can boast, was an Irishman by birth, but Scotch as ..."