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Daniel come to judgement en · NOUN

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Etymology

Coined by English playwright William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (c.1597), after the Biblical Daniel famed for his wise judgement and dream interpretations.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) One who wisely settles a difficult matter.
   • A Daniel come to judgment! Harriet, the Superintendent has caught the hang of our half-witted manner of conversation. 1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon:
   • But I was treated as a Daniel come to judgment. 2012, Theodore Dalrymple, If Symptoms Persist:

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