Beast

See also: beast

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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).

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