mark of the beast
mark of the beast noun: a mark on the person of worshippers of the Antichrist; without the mark one cannot buy or sell.
Noun
mark of the beast (plural marks of the beast)
- A mark on the person of worshippers of the Antichrist; without the mark one cannot buy or sell.
- [And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 13:16–18
- And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 16:1–2
- Synonyms:
- charagma
- The patches on the lapels of a midshipman's jacket.
Examples of mark of the beast in a sentence
- And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 16:1–2:
- And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 19:19–20:
- This is to receive the mark of the beast in his right hand.1662, Lodowicke Muggleton, A True Interpretation of the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of St. John (Religion), published 1753, page 177:
- Whosoever therefore receives the mark of the beast, does as much as if he said expressly, " I acknowledge the present papacy as proceeding from God:" or, " I acknowledge that what St.1755, John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament, 12th edition (Religion), New York: Carlton & Porter, published 1856, →OCLC...
Synonyms of mark of the beast
Forms of mark of the beast
| plural | marks of the beast |
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Origin of mark of the beast
From Middle English, 1350–1400; earliest use in Wycliffe's Bible. Calque of Ancient Greek χάραγμα τοῦ θηρίου (kháragma toû thēríou).
Words formed from mark of the beast
Questions about mark of the beast
- What does mark of the beast mean?
- Mark of the beast means a mark on the person of worshippers of the Antichrist; without the mark one cannot buy or sell.
- How do you use mark of the beast in a sentence?
- And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
- What part of speech is mark of the beast?
- Mark of the beast is a noun.
- What is the plural of mark of the beast?
- The plural of mark of the beast is marks of the beast.
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