seven seals

noun

The seals that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision.

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Meanings

nounseven seals pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlybiblicalThe seals that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision.

Origin

From Revelation 5:1.

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Translations

Finnish seitsemän sinettiä
  • seitsemän sinettiäChristian concept
German Buch mit sieben Siegeln
  • Buch mit sieben SiegelnChristian concept
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APA

seven seals. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seven%20seals

MLA

“seven seals.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seven%20seals. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seven seals,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seven%20seals.

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