Thesaurus: dagon
The national god of the Philistines, represented with the face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a fish.
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- The national god of the Philistines, represented with the face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a fish.
- n. A slip or piece.
- The national god of the Philistines, represented with the face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a fish. W. Smith. This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon, their sea idol. Milton. They brought it into the house of Dagon. 1 Sam. v. 2. A slip or piece. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- The national god of the Philistines, represented with the faceand hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a fish. W. Smith.This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon, their sea idol.Milton.They brought it into the house of Dagon. 1 Sam. v. 2.
- n god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines