leviathan

ləˈvaɪəθən

Definition

Definition of leviathan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

figurativesomething monstrously large or powerful

The corporation grew into a leviathan in the industry.

behemoth

colossus

giant

mythology

Dated

large sea creature from biblical references

Dated

The ancient texts describe the leviathan as a fearsome beast..

behemoth

colossus

giant

political science

Rare

domineering political state

Rare

Hobbes described the government as a Leviathan.

authoritarian state

big government

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Origin of leviathan

Hebrew, liwyathan (twisted, coiled)

Examples of leviathan in a sentence

The ship was a leviathan, dominating the sea.
Fishermen often spoke of encountering a leviathan in the deep sea.
The movie depicted a leviathan rising from the ocean depths.
The leviathan of bureaucracy stifles innovation.
Citizens feared the leviathan that controlled their freedoms.

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French:léviathan, monstre marin, ...
German:Gigant, biblisches Meeresungeheuer, ...
Italian:gigante, leviatano, ...
Spanish:leviatán, criatura marina gigante, ...
Portuguese:gigante, monstro marinho, ...
Chinese:庞然大物, 利维坦, ...
Japanese:巨大企業, リヴァイアサン, ...
Arabic:عِمْلاق, تنين البحر, ...
Hebrew:לִוְיָתָן, ...
Russian:левиафан, огромное морское существо, ...
Ukrainian:гігант, левіафан, ...
Hindi:विशालकाय, लेविथान, ...
Bengali:দানব, বাইবেলের সমুদ্র দানব, ...
Catalan:gegant, monstre marí bíblic, ...
Czech:kolos, Leviatan, ...
Danish:kolos, bibelsk havdyr, ...
Dutch:leviathan, groot zeemonster, ...
Greek:γίγαντας, βιβλικό θαλάσσιο τέρας, ...
Hungarian:óriás, Leviatán, ...
Khmer:មហាយក្ស, លេវីយ៉ាថាន, ...
Korean:거대 기업, 리바이어던, ...
Persian:غول, لویاتان, ...
Polish:monstrum, lewiatan, ...
Portuguese (BR):gigante, monstro marinho, ...
Romanian:uriaș, leviatan, ...
Swedish:jätte, leviatan, ...
Thai:ยักษ์ใหญ่, สัตว์ทะเลขนาดใหญ่, ...
Turkish:dev, deniz canavarı, ...
Vietnamese:gã khổng lồ, quái vật biển, ...

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