Meanings
great flood1
noungreat flood (plural great floods)
plural great floods
- Alternative letter-case form of Great Flood.
Great Flood2
proper nounthe Great Flood
- human sciencesSynonym of Deluge; a catastrophic flood narrative found in many world mythologies (most notably the biblical story of Noah’s Ark) where a deity sends a worldwide flood to punish human wickedness and purify the earth, followed by the rebirth of civilization.
Synonyms: Deluge
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nounSynonym of deluge.
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proper nounSynonym of Deluge; a catastrophic flood narrative found in many world mythologies (most notably the biblical story of Noah’s Ark) where a deity sends a worldwide flood to punish human wickedness and purify the earth, followed by the rebirth of civilization.
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great flood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20flood
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