mark of the beast

American  

noun

1. (in the Bible) a physical mark placed on those who worship the Antichrist and are in opposition to God.

2. something taken to be a sign of evil, corruption, or infamy.

   The way he talks about the uselessness of politics, you'd think that voting in a national election was the mark of the beast.

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Etymology

Origin of mark of the beast

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English

Example Sentences

It occurs nine times in the New Testament, and with the single exception of Acts 17:29, refers every time to the mark of the beast.

From The United States in the Light of Prophecy by Smith, Uriah

Freud says that about every dream is the mark of the beast, but then I think he believes in original sin.

From A Dominie in Doubt by Neill, Alexander Sutherland

From this conclusion, no candid mind can dissent; but in this conclusion we have a general answer to the question before us, "What constitutes the mark of the beast?"

From The United States in the Light of Prophecy by Smith, Uriah

No, there has never yet appeared in the symbolic heaven a minister or ecclesiastical organization, which has authoritatively denounced everlasting punishment against all who "receive the mark of the beast."

From Notes on the Apocalypse by Steele, David

Considerable light can be thrown upon the subject of the sealing of God's servants and of the mark of the beast by consulting Roman history for the origin of such expressions.

From The Revelation Explained by Smith, F. G. (Frederick George)