Daniel


Definition: Meaning of, Daniel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdanjəl /

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  1. in the Old Testament of the Bible, a Jewish man who was made a prisoner by King NEBUCHADNEZZAR of Babylon, and was put into a lions' DEN as a punishment for not changing his beliefs. The lions did not kill him, however, because God protected him. The phrase in the lion's DEN comes from this story, and is used to describe a difficult situation in which you are surrounded by people who are your enemies.
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Daniel used in phrases

  • Arnold Daniel Palmer (noun)
    1. born in 1929 united States golfer
  • Book of Daniel (noun)
    1. an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
  • Book of the Prophet Daniel (noun)
    1. an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
  • Boone, Daniel
    1. (1734-1820) one of the first white Americans to go to Kentucky, where he started to build a town
  • Daniel Bernoulli (noun)
    1. 1700-1782 swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics
  • Daniel Boone (noun)
    1. 1734-1820 an American pioneer and guide and explorer
  • Daniel Chester French (noun)
    1. 1850-1931 united States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
  • Daniel Defoe (noun)
    1. 1660-1731 english writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe
  • Daniel Garrison Brinton (noun)
    1. 1837-1899 united States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages
  • Daniel Hudson Burnham (noun)
    1. 1846-1912 united States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton
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