n.
Pronunciation: li- ' v ī - ə -th ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwy ā th ā n
Date: 14th century
1 a often capitalized : a sea monster defeated by Yahweh in various scriptural accounts b : a large sea animal
2 capitalized : the political state especially : a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy
3 : something large or formidable
– leviathan adjective