lion
n. species of large carnivorous cat found in Africa and southern Asia; strong and courageous person; celebrity, person who is well-known and admired | ||||
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Lion Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Lion
(n.)
An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time.
(n.)
A sign and a constellation; Leo.
(n.)
A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.
(n.)
An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time.
(n.)
A sign and a constellation; Leo.
(n.)
A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Lion
Noun
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
(synonym) Leo
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(classification) astrology, star divination
2. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
(synonym) Leo, Leo the Lion
(hypernym) sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house
Noun
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
(synonym) Leo
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(classification) astrology, star divination
2. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
(synonym) Leo, Leo the Lion
(hypernym) sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house
lion
Noun
1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
(synonym) king of beasts, Panthera leo
(hypernym) big cat, cat
(hyponym) lioness
(member-holonym) Panthera, genus Panthera
(part-meronym) mane
2. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
(synonym) social lion
(hypernym) celebrity, famous person
(derivation) lionize, lionise, celebrate
| The Phrase Finder |
Lions led by donkeys
Origin
The lions being the British soldiers of the First World War. The donkeys were their generals.
Origin
The lions being the British soldiers of the First World War. The donkeys were their generals.
| Anagram |
lion
loin olin
loin olin
| hEnglish - advanced version |
lion
lion
\li"on\ (lī"ŭn), n. [f. lion, l. leo, -onis, akin to gr. le`wn. cf. chameleon, dandelion, leopard.]
1. (zo?l.) a large carnivorous feline mammal (felis leo), found in southern asia and in most parts of africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. the adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. the length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. the color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. in one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.
2. (astron.) a sign and a constellation; leo.
3. an object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in london at that time. such society was far more enjoyable than that of edinburgh, for here he was not a lion, but a man. wilson.
similar words(27)
lion marmoset
lion lizard
lion food
lion of st mark
lion of lucerne
lion monkey
lion of the north
american lion
lion-hearted
lion-heart
lion-tailed baboon
lion-jaw forceps
lion-hunter
richard the lion-heart
richard the lion-hearted
aphis lion
cave lion
lion ant
maneless lion
richard coeur de lion
lion cub
ant-lion
british lion
leo the lion
mountain lion
california sea lion
lion dog
lion
\li"on\ (lī"ŭn), n. [f. lion, l. leo, -onis, akin to gr. le`wn. cf. chameleon, dandelion, leopard.]
1. (zo?l.) a large carnivorous feline mammal (felis leo), found in southern asia and in most parts of africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. the adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. the length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. the color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. in one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.
2. (astron.) a sign and a constellation; leo.
3. an object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in london at that time. such society was far more enjoyable than that of edinburgh, for here he was not a lion, but a man. wilson.
similar words(27)
lion marmoset
lion lizard
lion food
lion of st mark
lion of lucerne
lion monkey
lion of the north
american lion
lion-hearted
lion-heart
lion-tailed baboon
lion-jaw forceps
lion-hunter
richard the lion-heart
richard the lion-hearted
aphis lion
cave lion
lion ant
maneless lion
richard coeur de lion
lion cub
ant-lion
british lion
leo the lion
mountain lion
california sea lion
lion dog
| Irish Gaelic words and phrases |
líon
net, fill
net, fill
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
lion
leomhan m.
The lion is known by the scrath of his claw: Aithnichear an leomhan air scriob de iongann
leomhan m.
The lion is known by the scrath of his claw: Aithnichear an leomhan air scriob de iongann
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Llew
Llew = n. that devours; a lion
Llew = n. that devours; a lion
Llewes
Llewes = n. a she lion, a lioness
| Dream Dictionary |
Lion
To dream of a lion, signifies that a great force is driving you.
If you subdue the lion, you will be victorious in any engagement.
If it overpowers you, then you will be open to the successful attacks of enemies.
To see caged lions, denotes that your success depends upon your ability to cope with opposition.
To see a man controlling a lion in its cage, or out denotes success in business and great mental power. You will be favorably regarded by women.
To see young lions, denotes new enterprises, which will bring success if properly attended.
For a young woman to dream of young lions, denotes new and fascinating lovers.
For a woman to dream that she sees Daniel in the lions' den, signifies that by her intellectual qualifications and personal magnetism she will win fortune and lovers to her highest desire.
To hear the roar of a lion, signifies unexpected advancement and preferment with women.
To see a lion's head over you, showing his teeth by snarls, you are threatened with defeat in your upward rise to power.
To see a lion's skin, denotes a rise to fortune and happiness.
To ride one, denotes courage and persistency in surmounting difficulties.
To dream you are defending your children from a lion with a pen-knife, foretells enemies will threaten to overpower you, and will well nigh succeed if you allow any artfulness to persuade you for a moment from duty and business obligations.
To dream of a lion, signifies that a great force is driving you.
If you subdue the lion, you will be victorious in any engagement.
If it overpowers you, then you will be open to the successful attacks of enemies.
To see caged lions, denotes that your success depends upon your ability to cope with opposition.
To see a man controlling a lion in its cage, or out denotes success in business and great mental power. You will be favorably regarded by women.
To see young lions, denotes new enterprises, which will bring success if properly attended.
For a young woman to dream of young lions, denotes new and fascinating lovers.
For a woman to dream that she sees Daniel in the lions' den, signifies that by her intellectual qualifications and personal magnetism she will win fortune and lovers to her highest desire.
To hear the roar of a lion, signifies unexpected advancement and preferment with women.
To see a lion's head over you, showing his teeth by snarls, you are threatened with defeat in your upward rise to power.
To see a lion's skin, denotes a rise to fortune and happiness.
To ride one, denotes courage and persistency in surmounting difficulties.
To dream you are defending your children from a lion with a pen-knife, foretells enemies will threaten to overpower you, and will well nigh succeed if you allow any artfulness to persuade you for a moment from duty and business obligations.
| Dream Symbols |
Lion Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Rakefet |
Lion
Lion In Christian mystical thought one of the four sacred animals of the Bible, associated with the evangelist Mark and, as in the mystical thought of other peoples, representing intense energy, sometimes undaunted courage, and occasionally the solar fire. The lion was a favorite symbol with the ancients, for instance with the Chaldeans, and as a leitmotif of Chaldean art is found extensively. It is also found frequently on Gnostic gems and as emblem and as symbol among the ancient Mithraists, where the lion was one of the stages of instruction and initiation.
"'Over the seven rays of the lion's crown, and corresponding to their points, stand, in many cases, the seven vowels of the Greek alphabet {Greek char}, testifying to the Seven Heavens.' This is the Solar lion and the emblem of the Solar cycle . . ." (SD 2:564).
The lion is also Leo, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
Lion In Christian mystical thought one of the four sacred animals of the Bible, associated with the evangelist Mark and, as in the mystical thought of other peoples, representing intense energy, sometimes undaunted courage, and occasionally the solar fire. The lion was a favorite symbol with the ancients, for instance with the Chaldeans, and as a leitmotif of Chaldean art is found extensively. It is also found frequently on Gnostic gems and as emblem and as symbol among the ancient Mithraists, where the lion was one of the stages of instruction and initiation.
"'Over the seven rays of the lion's crown, and corresponding to their points, stand, in many cases, the seven vowels of the Greek alphabet {Greek char}, testifying to the Seven Heavens.' This is the Solar lion and the emblem of the Solar cycle . . ." (SD 2:564).
The lion is also Leo, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
Leo
Leo The lion; the fifth sign of the zodiac (in Sanskrit Simha or Sinha). It is a masculine sign, fiery and fixed, corresponding in the human body to the heart and being the only house of the sun. Among the twelve sons of Jacob in the allocation according to the Hebrew system, it is Judah, who is described as a lion's whelp. In respect to the hierarchy of creative powers, "The highest group is composed of the divine Flames, so-called, also spoken of as the 'Fiery Lions' and the 'Lions of Life,' whose esotericism is securely hidden in the Zodiacal sign of Leo. It is the nucleole of the superior divine World. . . . They are the formless Fiery Breaths, identical in one aspect with the upper Sephirothal Triad, which is placed by the Kabalists in the 'Archetypal World'" (SD 1:213).
In the Brahmanical zodiac Simha is dedicated to soma, the moon. Of two synonyms for Simha -- Panchasyam and Hari -- the first indicates that it represents the five Brahmas or Buddhas; and the second shows it to be Narayana, the Jivatman, or Pratyagatman, which the Advaitins regard as identical in essence with paramatman, and as the son of paramatman. This is the true cosmic christos, in which the elements of the phenomenal universe have only a potential existence, being combined into a unity, or indeed into a single cosmic entity.
The lion also is one of the four sacred animals, equivalent to the four Maharajas, represented as being situated in the four corners of the cosmos.
Simha
Simha (Sanskrit) Lion; the fifth zodiacal sign, Leo, said by some mystics to represent the jivatman or spiritual ego, corresponding to the immanent christos.
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Lion
"The most powerful, daring and impressive of all carnivorous animals, the most magnificent in aspect and awful in voice." At present lions do not exist in Palestine; but they must in ancient times have been numerous. The lion of Palestine was in all probability the Asiatic variety, described by Aristotle and Pliny as distinguished by its short and curly mane, and by being shorter and rounder in shape, like the sculptured lion found at Arban. It was less daring than the longer named species, but when driven by hunger it not only ventured to attack the flocks in the desert in presence of the shepherd, (1 Samuel 17:34; Isaiah 31:4) but laid waste towns and villages, (2 Kings 17:25,26; Proverbs 22:13; 26:13) and devoured men. (1 Kings 13:24; 20:36) Among the Hebrews, and throughout the Old Testament, the lion was the achievement of the princely tribe of Judah, while in the closing book of the canon it received a deeper significance as the emblem of him who "prevailed to open the book and loose the seven seals thereof." (Revelation 5:5) On the other hand its fierceness and cruelty rendered it an appropriate metaphor for a fierce and malignant enemy. (Psalms 7:2; 22:21; 57:4; 2 Timothy 4:17) and hence for the arch-fiend himself. (1 Peter 5:8)
"The most powerful, daring and impressive of all carnivorous animals, the most magnificent in aspect and awful in voice." At present lions do not exist in Palestine; but they must in ancient times have been numerous. The lion of Palestine was in all probability the Asiatic variety, described by Aristotle and Pliny as distinguished by its short and curly mane, and by being shorter and rounder in shape, like the sculptured lion found at Arban. It was less daring than the longer named species, but when driven by hunger it not only ventured to attack the flocks in the desert in presence of the shepherd, (1 Samuel 17:34; Isaiah 31:4) but laid waste towns and villages, (2 Kings 17:25,26; Proverbs 22:13; 26:13) and devoured men. (1 Kings 13:24; 20:36) Among the Hebrews, and throughout the Old Testament, the lion was the achievement of the princely tribe of Judah, while in the closing book of the canon it received a deeper significance as the emblem of him who "prevailed to open the book and loose the seven seals thereof." (Revelation 5:5) On the other hand its fierceness and cruelty rendered it an appropriate metaphor for a fierce and malignant enemy. (Psalms 7:2; 22:21; 57:4; 2 Timothy 4:17) and hence for the arch-fiend himself. (1 Peter 5:8)
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Laish
a lion
a lion
Lion Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| ETSI and 3GPP |
LION
Local Integrated Optical Network
Local Integrated Optical Network
| Technical English by wpv |
LION
Library Internet Online Network. A menued front-end system at SDSU that allows access to a number of databases such as library on-line catalogs, periodical indexes, and Internet gophers.
Library Internet Online Network. A menued front-end system at SDSU that allows access to a number of databases such as library on-line catalogs, periodical indexes, and Internet gophers.
| ICAO aircraft designation codes |
LION
GRIFFON Lionheart L1P L
GRIFFON Lionheart L1P L
Lion Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
lion
leo
leo
| The Harry Potter Glossary |
Lion
The mascot for Gryffindor.
The mascot for Gryffindor.
Lion Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Gold Lion
Gold Lion, Blended Scotch Whisky
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Gold Lion, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: First Blending Co. (Glasgow, Scotland)
Golden Lion
Golden Lion, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Dundee Bonding Co. (Alexandria, Scotland)
Red Lion
Red Lion Special, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Red Lion Blending Co. Ltd.
Scots Lion
Scots Lion, Standard Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Hart Brothers (Glasgow, Scotland)
White Lion
White Lion Superior, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Hill Thomson & Co. Ltd. (Edinburgh, Scotland) - Chivas Brothers Ltd.
Lion Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
LION
Fidelity National Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Bank holding company with subsidiaries which perform commercial banking operations, mortgage banking services, investment banking services, credit card services, investment advisory services, international banking and other related financial activities.
Fidelity National Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Bank holding company with subsidiaries which perform commercial banking operations, mortgage banking services, investment banking services, credit card services, investment advisory services, international banking and other related financial activities.
LEON
LION bioscience Aktiengesellschaft
Exchange: Nasdaq
Not available.
LINN
LION INC
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available
Lion Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Lion
The lion (Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Reaching 272 kg (600 lb), it is the second-largest cat after the tiger. They currently exist in the wild in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia with a critically endangered remnant population in northwest India, having disappeared from North Africa, the Middle East and western Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene (about 10,000 years ago), the lion was the most widespread large land mammal beside man. They were found in most of Africa, much of Eurasia from western Europe to India and the Bering land bridge and in the Americas from Yukon to Peru.
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Lithium-ion battery
Lithium-ion batteries (sometimes abbreviated Li-ion batteries) are a type of rechargeable battery commonly used in consumer electronics. They are currently one of the most popular types of battery for portable electronics, with one of the best energy-to-weight ratios, no memory effect, and a slow loss of charge when not in use. They can be dangerous if mistreated and unless care is taken their lifespan may be reduced. Although originally intended for consumer electronics, Lithium-ion batteries are growing in popularity with the defense and aerospace industries because of their high energy density.
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