Main Entry: le·vi·a·than

Pronunciation: \li-ˈvī-ə-thən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwyāthān

Date: 14th century

1 a often capitalized : a sea monster defeated by Yahweh in various scriptural accounts b : a large sea animal
2 capitalized : the political state; especially : a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy
3 : something large or formidable

— leviathan adjective