Associations to the word «Goliath»

Wiktionary

GOLIATH, proper noun. A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.
GOLIATH, proper noun. (figuratively) Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.
GOLIATH, proper noun. A male given name
GOLIATH, noun. Alternative letter-case form of Goliath
GOLIATH BEETLE, noun. A very large cetoniid beetle of the genus Goliathus.
GOLIATH BIRDEATER, noun. Theraphosa blondi, a kind of large tarantula.
GOLIATH FROG, noun. A large anuran, Conraua goliath, from Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.

Dictionary definition

GOLIATH, noun. (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot.
GOLIATH, noun. Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.