noun
1. (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
• Topics: ↑Old Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑prophet
2. a wise and upright judge
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"a Daniel come to judgment" — Shakespeare
3. an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
• Syn: ↑Book of Daniel, ↑Book of the Prophet Daniel
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑book
• Part Holonyms: ↑Hagiographa, ↑Ketubim, ↑Writings, ↑Old Testament
Useful english dictionary. 2012.