leviathan

«leviathan» in Mova's school dictionary: A huge sea monster described in the Bible, in books such… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a leviathan, leviathans; Leviathan)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) A huge sea monster described in the Bible, in books such as Job, Psalms and Isaiah. tree →

2) Anything very large and powerful, such as a huge ship, whale or company. tree →

3) (history) «Leviathan» is the title of a famous 1651 book by Thomas Hobbes about the power of government. tree →

sense in the lessons

In Bible lessons, Leviathan is a mighty creature showing God's power; in stories and adventure books, a leviathan is a giant sea beast or a gigantic ship. In news, a big company can be called a «corporate leviathan». Phrases: a leviathan of the deep, a leviathan of a ship.

examples

• In the Bible, Leviathan is a great sea monster. tree →
• The blue whale is the leviathan of the oceans. tree →
• The cruise ship was a leviathan, taller than any building in the port. tree →
• Sailors told tales of a leviathan that swallowed ships. tree →
• Christians read about Leviathan in the Book of Job. tree →
• The new supermarket is a leviathan that has put small shops out of business. tree →

note

Countable. Pronounced luh-VY-uh-thun. Capital L when it means the Bible monster or Hobbes's book. A literary, dramatic word; in everyday talk say «giant» or «monster».

In the corpora

• Thou didst crush the heads of leviathan, Thou gavest him to be food to the folk inhabiting the wilderness.
• There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
• Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.
• Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «leviathan» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.