mark of the beast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

a mark on the person of worshippers of the Antichrist; without the mark one cannot buy or sell.
The patches on the lapels of a midshipman's jacket.

mark of the beast marks of the beast

From Middle English, 1350–1400; earliest use in Wycliffe's Bible. Calque of Ancient Greek χάραγμα τοῦ θηρίου (kháragma toû thēríou).

charagma

beastly nature of the beast 666 Number of the Beast

M.B. coat

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