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

But I doubt whether an accurate observer would not trace even here the "mark of the beast."

From Thackeray by Trollope, Anthony

But, although the workingmen quickly thereafter repudiated agrarianism, they succeeded only too well in affixing to their movement the mark of the beast in the eyes of their opponents and the general public.

From A History of Trade Unionism in the United States by Perlman, Selig

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)

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

It became plainer as she remembered other men she had met upon whom the mark of the beast was unmistakably set.

From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus