Beast

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Proper noun

Beast

1. (biblical) A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist.
   • 2000, Robert H. Smith, Apocalypse: a commentary on Revelation in words and images, page 69:

     The Number of the Beast Is 666 (13:16-18) John's vision concludes with the notorious reference to the "mark of the beast" and the number 666.

2. A wild animal, or seemingly so, which roams free in a country it is usually only found in zoos. (For example The Beast of Bodmin Moor).

Translations

a figure in the Book of Revelation

• Catalan: Bèstia (ca) f
• Esperanto: apokalipsa besto (eo)
• Finnish: Peto (fi)

• Greek: Θηρίο (el) (Thirío) n
• Russian: Зверь (ru) (Zver') m
• Spanish: Bestia (es) f

See also

• The Beast (Revelation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:The Beast (Revelation)

Anagrams

• abets, baste, bates, Bates, beats, betas, esbat, tabes