daniel

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
noun a wise and upright judge; -- Shakespeare
noun an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar

“'I'm sorry, Daniel,' says I. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
Copyright, 1918, by Wilbur Daniel Steele.] — The best short stories of 1917, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
She was busy sweeping when Daniel knocked. — Paul Prescott's Charge, Horatio, Jr. Alger

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