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Ancient of Days

American  
[eyn-shuhnt uhv deyz] / ˈeɪn ʃənt əv ˈdeɪz /

noun

  1. the Supreme Being; God.


Ancient of Days British  

noun

  1. a name for God, originating in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament (Daniel 7:9)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Ancient of Days

First recorded in 1570–80; from the Book of Daniel 7:9

Example Sentences

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The Ancient of Days is a figure he returns to repeatedly.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2010

He's well known as he's the same figure who appears as Blake's famous "Ancient of Days" – an old man, with Michelangelo muscles, a full head of long white hair, and a wizard-like beard.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2010

Poet Fitzhugh wrote four quatrains of lofty, Harvardian sentiment to be sung to the tune of "Ancient of Days."

From Time Magazine Archive

We ask of God that He will assist each and every one to obey this inescapable command that hath appeared and been caused to descend through the Pen of the Ancient of Days.

From A Compilation on Bahá’í Education by Universal House of Justice

Even in Faust, the very Ancient of Days among operas, Mme.

From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel

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