Belshazzar
a prince of Babylon, son of Nabonidus and co-regent with him, referred to in the Bible as a king of Babylon and son of Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel 5.
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How to use Belshazzar in a sentence
Do not let us sit here like the great Belshazzar till the handwriting appears on the wall.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention | Lucius Eugene ChittendenI understand that this is believed to be the great palace where Belshazzar saw the handwriting on the wall.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltBelshazzar drew in his head with a hiss that I could hear even above the clamour of this intrusion.
The Blue Germ | Martin SwayneOur knees smote each other with fatigue, as Belshazzar's did with fear.
Belshazzar, the king, made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
The Voice and Spiritual Education | Hiram Corson
British Dictionary definitions for Belshazzar
/ (bɛlˈʃæzə) /
6th century bc, the son of Nabonidus, coregent of Babylon with his father for eight years: referred to as king and son of Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1, 17; 8:1); described as having received a divine message of doom written on a wall at a banquet (Belshazzar's Feast)
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