Daniel
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Bible.
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a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
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the book of the Bible bearing his name. Dan.
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Samuel, 1562–1619, English poet and historian: poet laureate 1599–1619.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “the Lord is my judge.”
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Old Testament
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a youth who was taken into the household of Nebuchadnezzar, received guidance and apocalyptic visions from God, and was given divine protection when thrown into the lions' den
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the book that recounts these experiences and visions (in full The Book of the Prophet Daniel )
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(often preceded by a) a wise upright person
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Paul ( Wilson ). born 1958, English conductor; musical director of the English National Opera (1997–2005)
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Samuel. ?1562–1619, English poet and writer: author of the sonnet sequence Delia (1592)
Etymology
Origin of Daniel
sense 2: referring to Daniel in the Apocryphal Book of Susanna
Example Sentences
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That’s according to Daniel von Ahlen, head of macro strategy at TS Lombard, who in a note published Wednesday, says investors should buy 10-year British gilts ahead of equivalent duration U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Salah's signing will go down as the club's biggest as he joins former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge and former Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe in donning the claret and sky blue shirt.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lovers and ex-guerrillas Derlis Aizama and Daniel Paredes recently laid down arms to start a family, but Colombia's incoming hard-right administration might upend their improbable attempt at civilian life.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Daniel Leigh and his wife, Lauren Vaknine, are selling their five-bedroom home in England through the online raffle platform Raffall and planning to travel the world with their two kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Sometimes I was Daniel Boone; then there would be spells of Davy Crockett, Kit Carson, the Last of the Mohicans, and Tarzan of the Apes.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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