leviathan

le·vi·a·than  (l-v-thn)

n.

1. Something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship.

2. A very large animal, especially a whale.

3. A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible.

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[Middle English, huge biblical sea creature, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwytn; see lwy in Semitic roots.]

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leviathan [lɪˈvaɪəθən]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Bible a monstrous beast, esp a sea monster

2. any huge or powerful thing

[from Late Latin, ultimately from Hebrew liwyāthān, of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leviathan - the largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks" freak, lusus naturae, monstrosity, monster - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
	2.	leviathan - monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth

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leviathan

noun monster, whale, mammoth, Titan, hulk, colossus, behemoth It's a leviathan of a book.

Translations

leviathan [lɪˈvaɪəθən] N (Bible) → leviatán m; (= ship) → buque m enorme

leviathan

n → Leviathan m, → Meerungeheuer nt; (fig) → Gigant m; (= state) → Leviathan m