(Bible) a prophet who, during the captivity of the Israelites in Babylon in the sixth century B.C., continued to pray to his God against the express command of the king. He was thrown into a lions' den to be devoured but per the story in the Bible, Godsent a n angel to protect him and he emerged miraculously unharmed the next day. —SHSBC Binder 9 Approved Glossary