a youth who was taken into the household of Nebuchadnezzar, received guidance and apocalyptic visions from God, and was given divine protection when thrown into the lions' den
b.
the book that recounts these experiences and visions (in full The Book of the Prophet Daniel)
2. (often preceded by a)
a wise upright person
Word origin
sense 2: referring to Daniel in the Apocryphal Book of Susanna
Daniel in British English2
(ˈdænjəl)
noun
1.
Paul (Wilson). born 1958, English conductor; musical director of the English National Opera (1997–2005)
2.
Samuel. ?1562–1619, English poet and writer: author of the sonnet sequence Delia (1592)
Daniel in American English1
(ˈdænjəl)
noun
1.
a masculine name: dim. Dan, Danny; fem. Danielle
2. Bible
a.
a Hebrew prophet whose faith saved him in the lions' den: Dan. 6:16-23
b.
the book containing his stories and prophecies
abbrev. Dan, Da, or Dn
Word origin
Heb dāni'ēl, lit., God is my judge
Daniel in American English2
(ˈdænjəl)
Samuel1562-1619; Eng. poet
Word lists with
Daniel
Books of the Old Testament, Books of the Apocrypha