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As a biblical inerrantist, I believe that what the Bible teaches is true and bow to the text, including its teaching about the Flood and its universality.
William A. Dembski

Meaning of "the Flood" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE FLOOD

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WHAT DOES THE FLOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

the Flood

Genesis flood narrative

The Genesis flood narrative makes up chapters 6–9 in the Book of Genesis, in the Bible. The narrative, one of many flood myths found in human cultures, indicates that God intended to return the Earth to its pre-Creation state of watery chaos by flooding the Earth for 370 days because of humanity's misdeeds and then remake it using the microcosm of Noah's ark. Thus, the flood was no ordinary overflow but a reversal of creation. The narrative discusses the evil of mankind that moved God to destroy the world by the way of the flood, the preparation of the ark for certain animals, Noah, and his family, and God's guarantee for the continued existence of life under the promise that he would never send another flood. Although scholarly consensus since the 19th century has been that the story cannot be literally true, some religious groups still fully embrace the story of the ark. Among other issues are the immense difficulties of explaining how collecting, housing, watering, feeding and caring for very large numbers of animals in a wooden ship smaller than many modern ships could be achieved.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE FLOOD

the first thing
the Fishes
the five Ks
the Five Towns
the flag
the flat
the Fleet
the Flemish
the flicker
the flicks
the flop
the flu
the Forbidden City
the force
the Forces
the former
the Forty-Five
the Forum
the Four Hundred
the Fourth of July

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE FLOOD

bad blood
blood
blue blood
dragon´s blood
first blood
flash flood
flesh and blood
flesh-and-blood
flood
half-blood
in cold blood
in one´s blood
lifeblood
new blood
oxblood
pureblood
the blood
warmblood
whole blood
young blood

Synonyms and antonyms of the Flood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the Flood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE FLOOD

Find out the translation of the Flood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Flood from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Flood» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洪水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el Diluvio
570 millions of speakers

English

the Flood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाढ़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطوفان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Наводнение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o Dilúvio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le déluge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

banjir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Flut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラッド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

홍수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Banjir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Flood
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tufan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il Diluvio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Powódź
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Potop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η πλημμύρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Vloed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

översvämningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flommen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Flood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE FLOOD»

The term «the Flood» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE FLOOD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Flood

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QUOTES WITH «THE FLOOD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Flood.
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William A. Dembski
As a biblical inerrantist, I believe that what the Bible teaches is true and bow to the text, including its teaching about the Flood and its universality.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE FLOOD»

Discover the use of the Flood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Flood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Noah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About The Event ...
Basing their research on geophysics, oral legends, and archaeology, the authors offer evidence that the flood in the book of Genesis actually occurred.
William Ryan, Walter Pitman, 2000
2
Halo: The Flood
The humans aboard the spaceship the Pillar of Autumn crash-land onto a mysterious ringworld, where they discover a secret weapon, the Halo construct, built to stop the force known as the Flood, as they battle the Covenant who worship the ...
William C. Dietz, 2012
3
Flood
Four hostages are rescued from a group of religious extremists in Barcelona.
Stephen Baxter, 2009
4
The Flood Myth
Essays discuss the account of the Flood in Genesis, and compare flood myths from around the world
Alan Dundes, 1988
5
Taken at the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy ...
This volume focuses on military policy and strategy and the circumstances under which the two commanders, Lee and McClellan, labored.
Joseph L. Harsh, 1999
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The Flood
Fleeing the destruction of the planet Reach, the Master Chief and a few human survivors crash-land on Halo, where they race to unravel its secrets in order to gain control of a great source of power before the alien occupiers do.
‎2003
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Damming the Flood: Haiti and the Politics of Containment
In a book updated with a new afterword that covers the international response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the author of Absolutely Postcolonial analyzes the American and French role in the violent overthrow of President Jean-Bertrand ...
Peter Hallward, 2010
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Interpretations of the Flood
This volume brings together interpretations of the story of Noach and the Flood in diverse ancient Jewish and Christian traditions (including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Gnostic mythology, rabbinical tradition).
Florentino García Martínez, Gerardus Petrus Luttikhuizen, 1998
9
Taken at the Flood: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz.
Agatha Christie, 2011
10
The Year of the Flood
In this second book of the MaddAddam trilogy, the long-feared waterless flood has occurred, altering Earth as we know it and obliterating most human life.
Margaret Atwood, 2009

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE FLOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Flood is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mississippi flood control: Major changes urged
As the Mississippi River reaches historic crests, the flood control system designed to protect property is instead destroying crops, homes and businesses that will ... «USA Today, May 11»
2
Army Corps blasts levee to save town
At 5 p.m. Monday, the water level outside Cairo, Illinois, was 61.44 feet -- well above the flood stage of 40 feet -- according to the National Weather Service. Maj. «CNN, May 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. The Flood [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-flood>. May 2024 ».
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