n. 1. A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan. Judges xiii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. [ So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix. 17, “Dan shall be a serpent by the way, ” etc. ] One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[tānghāk] (adv) EN: separately ; independently ; on one's own ; on the contrary ; far from it ; apartFR: séparément ; à part ; de façon indépendante ; indépendamment
(n)an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321), Syn.Dante Alighieri