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daniel | philip |

As proper nouns the difference between daniel and philip

is that daniel is a book in the Old Testament of the Bible while Philip is one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.

As a noun daniel

is the buttocks.

daniel

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
  • The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
  • * : Daniel 6: 16 :
    • Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel', and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto ' Daniel , Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
  • * ~1594 William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice: Act IV, Scene I :
    • A Daniel' come to judgment! yea, a ' Daniel ! / O wise young judge, how do I honour thee!
  • in regular use since the Middle Ages.
  • * 1989 , A Prayer for Owen Meany , Corgi Books, ISBN 0552135399, page 55:
    • "His name is Daniel' Needham," my mother said. Whew! With what relief - down came my grandmother's hands! Needham was a fine old name, a founding fathers sort of name, a name you could trace back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony - if not exactly Gravesend itself. And '''Daniel''' was as '''Daniel''' as ' Daniel Webster, which was as good a name as a Wheelwright could wish for.
    "But he's called Dan," my mother added, bringing a slight frown to my grandmother's countenance.
  • (rare) .
  • A location in the state of Wyoming in the United States (Zip Code: 83115). (From the U.S. Census Bureau 1990)

    • Derived terms

    * Daniel come to judgement * Daniel Island * Daniels * Danielsen * Danielson * Danielsville * McDaniels

    Related terms

    * variants and pet forms : Dan, Danny * feminine given names : Dana, Daniela, Daniella, Danielle * Daniil

    Anagrams

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    philip

    English

    (wikipedia Philip)

    Alternative forms

    * Phillip

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
  • .
  • * 1605 , Remains Concerning Britain , John Russell Smith (1870), page 93:
    • Philip' Berold, conceiting this his name, very Clerkly proves that '''Philip''' is an Apostolical name by Saint '''Philip''' the Apostle, a Royal name by King '''Philip''' King of Macedonia, and an Imperial name by ' Philip the first Christian Emperour.
  • * 1972 Nate Perlmutter, A Bias of Reflections: Confessions of an Incipient Old Jew , Arlington House, ISBN 0870001647, page 27:
    • I used to envy my brother his name, and recall once accusing my mother of having favored him, else why did she name me Nathan and him Philip', tell me that, ma, tell me that. He had king ' Philip and if day-dreaming that association wasn't pleasure enough, there was the then movie star, Phillips Holmes. All I had was Nathan Hale.
  • * 2010 (Debbie Macomber), Orchard Valley Brides , MIRA (2010), ISBN 0778328287:
    • "Philip'," Luke repeated slowly, and a brightness came into his eyes. "She decided to name him '''Philip''', after all." "A family name?" Cody asked him. Luke shrugged. "Actually, it's mine. I never much cared for it as a kid and dropped it when I started school. I insisted everyone call me by my middle name." "Ellie says your son looks like a ' Philip ," Sherry put in. A wide grin split Luke's face. ""I think she's right?he does."

    • Related terms

    * (pet forms) Phil, Pip * (feminine forms) Philippa (surnames) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *