serpent

[ sur-puhnt ]

/ ˈsɜr pənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR serpent ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a snake.

a wily, treacherous, or malicious person.

the Devil; Satan. Genesis 3:1–5.

a firework that burns with a serpentine motion or flame.

an obsolete wooden wind instrument with a serpentine shape and a deep, coarse tone.Compare ophicleide.

(initial capital letter)Astronomy. the constellation Serpens.

Origin of serpent

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin serpent-, stem of serpēns “crawling”; see origin at Serpens

Words nearby serpent

serow, Seroxat, SERP, Serpasil, Serpens, serpent, serpentarium, Serpent Bearer, serpentiform, serpentine, serpentine front

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Example sentences from the Web for serpent

In fact I wanted to call the novel “Sex with the Serpent Girl” but was overruled.
The Most Underrated Novels I’ve Edited|Daniel Menaker|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We are on the last leg of the walk, and beginning to lose hope of a serpent score.
How to Catch a Giant Python|Catharine Skipp|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Isbell's book is titled The Fruit, the Tree and the Serpent: Why We See So Well.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|October 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They were represented sometimes under the form of a serpent, sometimes as a child or a youth.
The Phantom World|Augustin Calmet

The serpent fixed itself in a tree by the water-side; and underneath the same tree the young crocodile watched for prey.
The World of Waters|Mrs. David Osborne
Quecholli means 'peacock,' but the interpreter of the Codex Telleriano-Remensis calls it the 'serpent of the clouds.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Even cabinet officers did not escape suspicion, for the trail of the serpent led straight to the door of one of them.
History of the United States|Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
No wife in this parish is so poor as I; powerless in the folds of a serpent.
A Terrible Temptation|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for serpent

serpent

/ (ˈsɜːpənt) /

noun

a literary or dialect word for snake

Old Testament a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1–5)

a sly, deceitful, or unscrupulous person

an obsolete wind instrument resembling a snake in shape, the bass form of the cornett

a firework that moves about with a serpentine motion when ignited

Word Origin for serpent

C14: via Old French from Latin serpēns a creeping thing, from serpere to creep; related to Greek herpein to crawl

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for serpent

serpent

The creature in the Book of Genesis that tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, thus committing the first act of the Fall of Man. In the New Testament, the serpent of Genesis is identified with Satan.

单词	serpent
释义	serpent [ sur-puhnt ] / ˈsɜr pənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR serpent ON THESAURUS.COM noun a snake. a wily, treacherous, or malicious person. the Devil; Satan. Genesis 3:1–5. a firework that burns with a serpentine motion or flame. an obsolete wooden wind instrument with a serpentine shape and a deep, coarse tone.Compare ophicleide. (initial capital letter)Astronomy. the constellation Serpens. Origin of serpent First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin serpent-, stem of serpēns “crawling”; see origin at Serpens Words nearby serpent serow, Seroxat, SERP, Serpasil, Serpens, serpent, serpentarium, Serpent Bearer, serpentiform, serpentine, serpentine front Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for serpent In fact I wanted to call the novel “Sex with the Serpent Girl” but was overruled. The Most Underrated Novels I’ve Edited\|Daniel Menaker\|November 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST We are on the last leg of the walk, and beginning to lose hope of a serpent score. How to Catch a Giant Python\|Catharine Skipp\|February 28, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Isbell's book is titled The Fruit, the Tree and the Serpent: Why We See So Well. The Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|October 8, 2009\|DAILY BEAST They were represented sometimes under the form of a serpent, sometimes as a child or a youth. The Phantom World\|Augustin Calmet The serpent fixed itself in a tree by the water-side; and underneath the same tree the young crocodile watched for prey. The World of Waters\|Mrs. David Osborne Quecholli means 'peacock,' but the interpreter of the Codex Telleriano-Remensis calls it the 'serpent of the clouds.' The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2\|Hubert Howe Bancroft Even cabinet officers did not escape suspicion, for the trail of the serpent led straight to the door of one of them. History of the United States\|Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard No wife in this parish is so poor as I; powerless in the folds of a serpent. A Terrible Temptation\|Charles Reade British Dictionary definitions for serpent serpent / (ˈsɜːpənt) / noun a literary or dialect word for snake Old Testament a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1–5) a sly, deceitful, or unscrupulous person an obsolete wind instrument resembling a snake in shape, the bass form of the cornett a firework that moves about with a serpentine motion when ignited Word Origin for serpent C14: via Old French from Latin serpēns a creeping thing, from serpere to creep; related to Greek herpein to crawl Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to serpent snake, viper, basilisk, dragon, ophidian Cultural definitions for serpent serpent The creature in the Book of Genesis that tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, thus committing the first act of the Fall of Man. In the New Testament, the serpent of Genesis is identified with Satan. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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serpent

noun

Origin of serpent

Words nearby serpent

Example sentences from the Web for serpent

British Dictionary definitions for serpent

noun

Word Origin for serpent

Words related to serpent

Cultural definitions for serpent