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Daniel come to judgement

Daniel come to judgement noun: one who wisely settles a difficult matter.

Noun

Daniel come to judgement (plural Daniels come to judgement)

  1. (idiomatic) One who wisely settles a difficult matter.
    • A Daniel come to judgment! Harriet, the Superintendent has caught the hang of our half-witted manner of conversation.1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon
    • But I was treated as a Daniel come to judgment.2012, Theodore Dalrymple, If Symptoms Persist

Forms of Daniel come to judgement

pluralDaniels come to judgement

Origin of Daniel come to judgement

Coined by English playwright William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (c.1597), after the Biblical Daniel famed for his wise judgement and dream interpretations.

Questions about Daniel come to judgement

What does Daniel come to judgement mean?
Daniel come to judgement means one who wisely settles a difficult matter.
What part of speech is Daniel come to judgement?
Daniel come to judgement is a noun.
What is the plural of Daniel come to judgement?
The plural of Daniel come to judgement is Daniels come to judgement.

Words near Daniel come to judgement in the dictionary

  1. danicized
  2. danicizes
  3. danicizing
  4. danicopan
  5. daniel
  6. Daniel come to judgement
  7. Daniel Island
  8. Daniel Lambert
  9. Daniel Lambertish
  10. Daniel Lamberts
  11. Daniel's Harbour

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