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Go·li·ath 1

 (gə-lī′əth)
In the Bible, a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a stone and sling.

Go·li·ath 2

 (gə-lī′əth)
n.
A person or thing of colossal power or achievement.
[After Goliath.]
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Goliath

(ɡəˈlaɪəθ)
n
(Bible) Old Testament a Philistine giant from Gath who terrorized the Hebrews until he was killed by David with a stone from his sling (I Samuel 17)
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Go•li•ath

(gəˈlaɪ əθ)

n.
the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Goliath - (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshotGoliath - (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
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
2.Goliath - someone or something that is abnormally large and powerfulgoliath - someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
behemoth, colossus, monster, giant
unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
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Goliath

noun
One that is extraordinarily large and powerful:
behemoth, giant, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan.
Slang: whopper.
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Translations

Goliath

[gəˈlaɪəθ] N → Goliat
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Goliath

n (lit, fig) → Goliath m
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Goliath

[gəuˈlaɪəθ] n → Golia m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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