alpha and omega
NounSynonyms:
alpha and omega
WordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- the first and last; signifies God's eternitySynonyms: alpha and omega
- the basic meaning of something; the crucial partSynonyms: alpha and omega
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
omega \o*me"ga\ ([=o]*m[=e]"g[.a] or [=o]*m[=a]"g[.a] or [=o]"m[-e]*g[.a]; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'w^ me`ga, i.e., the great or long o. Cf. Mickle.]
1.The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha. [1913 Webster]
2.The last; the end; hence, death. [1913 Webster]
"Omega! thou art Lord," they said.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending; hence, the chief, the whole. --Rev. i. 8. [1913 Webster]
The alpha and omega of science.— Sir J. Herschel.[1913 Webster]