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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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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

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

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

Ancient of Days is the internal part, or Soul, of Macroprosopos, 758-u.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

I saw in the night visions, and behold one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.

From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.

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