Daniel

noun

Dan·iel ˈdan-yəl

also ˈda-nᵊl

: the Jewish hero of the Book of Daniel who as an exile in Babylon interprets dreams, gives accounts of apocalyptic visions, and is divinely delivered from a den of lions

: a book of narratives, visions, and prophecies in canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table

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Hebrew Dānī'ēl

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before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Daniel

noun

Dan·iel ˈdan-yəl

: a book of narratives, visions, and prophecies in canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible

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Daniel

biographical name

Dan·iel ˈdan-yəl

Samuel 1562?–1619 English poet

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