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A person, publication, or other source of assertions that expresses an opinion, doctrine, or point of view which is ignored or rejected by almost all others; the actual utterance of an unpopular opinion, doctrine, or point of view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: call in the wilderness, cry in the wilderness, voice calling in the wilderness, voice crying in the wilderness
Antonyms: none provided
An influential religious personage, especially one who makes prophetic utterances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From the Biblical accounts of John the Baptist, as in the Gospel of Mark, 1:2–4: "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. John did baptize in the wilderness." (King James Version).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مؤذّن في مالطا
(muʔaḏḏin fī mālṭā)
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Old Armenian:
ձայն բարբառոյ յանապատի
(jayn barbaṙoy yanapati)
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Czech:
hlas volajícího na poušti
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Finnish:
huutavan ääni erämaassa
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Latin:
vōx clāmantis in dēsertō
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Polish:
głos wołającego na puszczy
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Russian:
глас вопию́щего в пусты́не
(glas vopijúščevo v pustýne)
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Spanish:
voz del que clama en el desierto
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