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Ancient of Days

Ancient of Days proper noun: god, as the One who existed before the beginning of time.

Proper noun

the Ancient of Days

  1. God, as the One who existed before the beginning of time.
    • I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the sonne of man, came with the clouds of heauen, and came to the Ancient of daies, and they brought him neere before him. And there was giuen him dominion and glory, and a kingdome, that all people, nations, and languages should serue him: his...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 7:13-14
    • shall wee then receiue an accusation against the Ancient of daies, the Lord himselfe vpon Sathans word, a knowne and detected deceiuer?1618, Daniel Dyke, “Michael and the dragon, or Christ tempted and Sathan foyled”, in Two Treatises. The one, Of Repentance: the other, Of Christs Temptations, London: Edward Griffin, page 242

Ancient of Days meaning in Hindi

Ancient of Days in Hindi

God
अतिप्राचीन atiprācīn

Origin of Ancient of Days

Calque of Biblical Hebrew עַתִּ֤יק יֽוֹמַיָּא֙.

Questions about Ancient of Days

What does Ancient of Days mean?
Ancient of Days means god, as the One who existed before the beginning of time.
What is Ancient of Days in Hindi?
Ancient of Days in Hindi is अतिप्राचीन (atiprācīn). See Ancient of Days meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ancient of Days?
Ancient of Days is a proper noun.

Words near Ancient of Days in the dictionary

  1. ancient monument
  2. ancient monuments
  3. Ancient Near East
  4. ancient Near Eastern
  5. Ancient North Arabian
  6. Ancient of Days
  7. ancient regime
  8. ancient regimes
  9. Ancient Roman
  10. Ancient Romans
  11. Ancient Rome

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