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Meanings of flood myth in English

Russian
библейский потоп
Portuguese
dilúvio universal
Spanish
diluvio universal
Catalan
diluvi universal
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Narrative in which a great flood destroys a civilization, commonly as divine retribution.

библейский потоп
Synonyms
Examples for "deluge"
Examples for "deluge"
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The deluge of information is expected to increase efficiency and lower prices.
Reuters
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The program has struggled under a deluge of thousands of unprocessed cases.
Reuters
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Blistering heat can turn to a freezing deluge in minutes, Sillerud said.
News.com.au
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The number of malware attacks on point-of-sale systems is becoming a deluge.
The Irish Times
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We ignored a deluge of irrepressible questions I could not answer now.
Prince Lestat
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The legend begins with a deluge myth; a cataclysm ended a period of human existence.
Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Indeed, deluge myths were widespread in the "New World".
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
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(1) An example of a Deluge myth in Africa, where M. Lenormant found none.
Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Usage of flood myth in English
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The Hindoos believed in the flood myth.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
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A few specimens will serve as examples of all these American flood myths.
The Myths of the New World / A Treatise on the Symbolism and Myt...
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Flood myths are found in many mythologies both in the Old World and the New.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
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"Hasisadra's Adventure," published in the "Nineteenth Century" for June, completed his long-contemplated examination of the Flood myth.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3