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Dragon
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Greek: drakon, serpent)
In the Old Testament, especially in the Psalms, a designation for some very large sea animal (Psalms 103) or a serpent (Psalms 90). In the Apocalypse, 12, the chieftain of the host of fallen angels fights with Michael and his angels, and the dragon is defeated, "that old serpent who is called the devil and Satan." In art the devil is frequently pictured as a dragon, a huge winged lizard. It is an emblem of
- Saint Adelard
- Saint Beatus of Lungern
- Saint Donatus
- Saint George
- Saint John of Reomay
- Saint Juliana of Nicomedia
- Saint Magnus of Fussen
- Saint Margaret of Antioch
- Saint Martha, symbolizing victory over tempation
- Michael the Archangel
- Saint Philip the Apostle
- Saint Servatus
- Saint Tudwal
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Entry for 'Dragon'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/d/dragon.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Dragon'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/d/dragon.html. 1910.
