beast: Meaning and Definition of

beast

Pronunciation: (bēst), [key]
— n.
  1. any nonhuman animal, esp. a large, four-footed mammal.
  2. the crude animal nature common to humans and the lower animals: Hunger brought out the beast in him.
  3. a cruel, coarse, filthy, or otherwise beastlike person.
  4. a live creature, as distinguished from a plant: What manner of beast is this?
  5. the Antichrist. Rev. 13:18.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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