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Daniel

[ dan-yuhl ]

noun

  1. Bible.
    1. a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
    2. the book of the Bible bearing his name. : Dan.
  2. Samuel, 1562–1619, English poet and historian: poet laureate 1599–1619.
  3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “the Lord is my judge.”


Daniel

1

/ ˈdænjəl /

noun

  1. DanielPaul (Wilson)1958MBritishMUSIC: conductor Paul ( Wilson ). born 1958, English conductor; musical director of the English National Opera (1997–2005)
  2. DanielSamuel?15621619MEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: writer Samuel. ?1562–1619, English poet and writer: author of the sonnet sequence Delia (1592)


Daniel

2

/ ˈdænjəl /

noun

  1. Old Testament
    1. a youth who was taken into the household of Nebuchadnezzar, received guidance and apocalyptic visions from God, and was given divine protection when thrown into the lions' den
    2. the book that recounts these experiences and visions (in full The Book of the Prophet Daniel )
  2. often preceded by a a wise upright person

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Daniel1

sense 2: referring to Daniel in the Apocryphal Book of Susanna

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Example Sentences

When Daniel’s husband died of cancer in 2014, Cummings was there to support her.

Daniel got a little puddle of ink back in 2016, then lay low for a while, and now he seems to be back for, I’d venture, serious inkage.

Daniel says he hadn’t yet attempted to cross the border because he was hoping to speak to an American lawyer or nonprofit first.

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After Carasso’s death, Daniel took over the company and expanded it into the United States, where it was branded Dannon.

The teenage boys leave behind a devastated Quaker community in Washington State where Isaac, Daniel’s father, finds himself with an unlikely house guest, a pregnant 16-year-old girl.

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“I was watching ‘Daniel The Tiger’ with my kid and I heard two shots like ‘boom-boom,’” he said.

The QC Group Inc A Minnesota-based corporation, owned by Daniel Medford and David DeVowe, which provides quality control services.

He told Cornell that Daniel Craig would be the next James Bond before that was a reality.

Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo then sought to bring the hulking Garner down by yoking him around the neck.

At 4:45 p.m., he was approached by Justin Damico, a plainclothes cop, and another officer, Daniel Pantaleo, outside the store.

And so this is why the clever performer cannot reproduce the effect of a speech of Demosthenes or Daniel Webster.

Daniel Defoe alone could have so handled the subject as to make delightful so dull and so sad a tale.

The evils that shall come upon them for their sins: for which they shall not be delivered by the prayers of Noe, Daniel, and Job.

He was introduced by Daniel d'Arthez, their recognized leader.

Daniel, by divine revelation, declares the dream of Nabuchodonosor, and the interpretation of it.

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DaniaDaniel in the lions' den