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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Ariel | by the DICT Development Group |
| 6 results for Ariel | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Ariel \A"ri*el\, n. [Heb. ari[89]l, perh. confused with E. a[89]rial.] In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and graceful spirit of the air. Note: In zo[94]logy, ariel is used adjectively of certain birds noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel toucan; the ariel petrel. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Ariel \A"ri*el\, n., [or] Ariel gazelle \A"ri*el ga*zelle"\ [Ar. aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A variety of the gazelle ({Antilope, [or] Gazella, dorcas}), found in Arabia and adjacent countries. (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of {Petaurus}. (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan {Ramphastos ariel}). | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Ariel, WA Zip code(s): 98603 | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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Ariel ["Ariel Reference Manual", P. Devel, TR 22, CC UC Berkeley, Apr 1968]. ["A New Survey of the Ariel Programming Language", P. Deuel, TR 4, Ariel Consortium, UC Berkeley, June 1972]. [Deuel or Devel?] (1995-12-29) | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Ariel the lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16). (2.) A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isa. 29:1, 2, 7) as "victorious under God," and in Ezek. 43:15, 16, for the altar (marg., Heb. 'ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel's lion-like strength. | |
| From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
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Ariel, altar; light or lion of God | |
