The Only Use of
leviathan
in
Lord of the Flies
- Then the sleeping leviathan breathed out, the waters rose, the weed streamed, and the water boiled over the table rock with a roar.
p. 105.7leviathan = sea monster (figuratively)
Definitions:
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(1)
(leviathan) something that is exceedingly large -- absolutely or relative to its kind
or:
older usage: a large sea monster or whale -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
As a proper noun, Leviathan typically refers to a biblical sea monster, or to a famous 17th-century book written by philosopher Thomas Hobbes. The book was also entitled Leviathan, having been named after the biblical sea monster.