The Flood (Noun)
Meaning
(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- According to the biblical account, the flood that devastated the earth during Noah's time lasted for forty days and forty nights.
- In Genesis, God sees the wickedness of humanity and decides to send the flood to cleanse the earth.
- Many archaeologists have attempted to locate the geographical evidence of the flood as described in the Book of Genesis.
- Scientists debate whether there might have been an ancient deluge similar to the flood, causing a great deal of environmental and biological changes on Earth.
- Myths about massive flooding in the ancient past share common motifs and even coincidental plot parallels to the flood.