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GOLIATH
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• GOLIATH (noun)
The noun GOLIATH has 2 senses:
1. (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
2. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
Familiarity information: GOLIATH used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
warrior (someone engaged in or experienced in warfare)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
behemoth; colossus; giant; goliath; monster
Hypernyms ("goliath" is a kind of...):
anomaly; unusual person (a person who is unusual)
Context examples
He towered like a Goliath above Wolf Larsen.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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