serpent
IPA: sˈɝpʌnt
noun
- (now literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
- (figurative) A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
- (music) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
- A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
- the constellation Serpens
- (figuratively) Satan
verb
- (obsolete, intransitive) To wind or meander
- (obsolete, transitive) To encircle.
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Examples of "serpent" in Sentences
- The serpent was pictured on the stone.
- They have a penchant for serpent monsters.
- The others are the squid and the sea serpent.
- Could it be that the serpent ate the seed of the fruit
- In the Bible the serpent was the first thing God ever cursed.
- John of Damascus also regarded the brazen serpent as an icon.
- In the Bible, the serpent was the first thing God ever cursed.
- The color of the serpent will suggest the attitude of the lover.
- In Gnosticism, this serpent symbolized eternity and the soul of the world.
- The command not to eat the fruit and the punishment of the serpent was wrong.