Definition of Deluge

Deliberation

DELUGE noun

	A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the world.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Delusion

Regular definition:

DELUGE:
?delju:d? n. & v. --n. 1 a great flood. 2 (the Deluge) the biblical Flood (Gen. 6-8). 3 a great outpouring (of words, paper, etc.). 4 a heavy fall of rain. --v.tr. 1 flood. 2 inundate with a great number or amount (deluged with complaints). [ME f. OF f. L diluvium, rel. to lavare wash]

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