the flood
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Definition
- Proper noun:
- The Great Flood: In the Bible (Book of Genesis), a catastrophic, worldwide deluge sent by God to cleanse the earth of humanity's wickedness, from which only Noah, his family, and the animals saved on the Ark survived.
Usage
- Proper noun: "The Flood" is used as a specific historical and theological event, typically capitalized. It refers to the narrative central to the story of Noah's Ark.
- According to the Bible, God sent the Flood as a judgment.
- Many cultures have stories about a great flood, but the Flood in Genesis is the most famous in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Advanced Usage
- "antediluvian": (adjective) Belonging to the time before the Flood. Used to describe something very old or outdated.
- His ideas about management are positively antediluvian.
- Used metaphorically to describe an overwhelming influx or a very large quantity.
- After the announcement, the office received a flood of applications. (Note: This uses the common noun "flood," not the proper noun "the Flood").
Variants and Related Words
- Flood (common noun): An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
- The heavy rains caused a severe flood in the valley.
- Deluge (noun): A severe flood; often used synonymously with "the Flood."
- The biblical deluge lasted forty days and forty nights.
Synonyms
- The Deluge: A direct synonym for the Biblical event.
- Noah's Flood: A more descriptive synonym specifying the Biblical narrative.
Related Phrases
- "After the Flood": Referring to the period or world following the Biblical event.
- In the story, God made a covenant with Noah after the Flood.
- "Pre-Flood world": Referring to the earth or society that existed before the Biblical deluge.
Noun
- (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