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Meaning of valley of the shadow of death | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience.
  2. A very dangerous place.
    broadly, idiomatic

Examples

“Yea though I walke through the valley of the shadowe of death, I will feare no euill: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staffe, they comfort me.”
“As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death / I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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