Samson (redirected from Samsonian)

Sam·son ¹  (smsn)

In the Bible, the Israelite judge and powerful warrior who was betrayed to the Philistines by Delilah.

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Sam·son ²  (smsn)

n.

A man of great physical strength.

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Sam·soni·an (sm-sn-n) adj.

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Samson [ˈsæmsən]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a judge of Israel, who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistine oppressors until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah (Judges 13-16)

2. any man of outstanding physical strength

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Samson - (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
	2.	Samson - a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" bruiser, strapper, bull adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

Translations

Samson [ˈsæmsn] N → Sansón

Samson

n (lit) → Samson m; (fig) → Herkules m