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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Daniel Zhao, Glassdoor’s chief economist, says this metric is a window into whether workers believe they “can speak up, if the organization is transparent and the speed of communications” between different parts of the organization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Daniel Bayen, 25, is based in the US but travelled to the UK in the summer of 2025 to donate via artificial insemination - a trip he says resulted in four babies.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“I’m honestly grateful I still have an arm,” said Daniel Crago, 32, in an interview Sunday with The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Mizuho’s Daniel O’Regan reminded clients in a note this afternoon that the S&P, Nasdaq 100, and SOX were all “EXTREMELY overbought.”
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But, like Daniel and Alicia, they’d all known about it for a long time, long enough to first accept it as completely normal, then long enough to forget.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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