English > the Flood: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenonMeaning | (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings. |
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Synonyms | Noah's flood, Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood |
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Category | Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word | The sacred writings of the Christian religions |
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Broader | flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion | The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land |
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