Definitions for beholder
be·hold·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. perceiver, percipient, observer, beholdernoun

   a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beholdernoun

   someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator

2. beholdernoun

   A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beholdernoun

   Spectator; he that looks upon any thing.

   Etymology: from behold.

   Was this the face,
   That, like the sun, did make beholders wink? William Shakespeare, R. II.

   These beasts among
   Beholders rude, and shallow to discern
   Half what in thee is fair, one man except,
   Who sees thee? John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 543.

   Things of wonder give no less delight
   To the wise Maker’s, than beholder’s sight. John Denham.

   The justling chiefs in rude encounters join,
   Each fair beholder trembling for her knight. George Granville.

   The charitable foundations in the church of Rome, exceed all the demands of charity, and raise envy, rather than compassion, in the breasts of beholders. Francis Atterbury.

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1. beholder

   A beholder is an individual who observes or sees something; a viewer or spectator. This term often refers to the subjective nature of experiencing or interpreting events, implying that perceptions and interpretations can vary greatly depending on the observer's personal perspective. It is often used in the phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Beholdernoun

   one who beholds; a spectator

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1. Beholder

   The beholder is a fictional monster in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It resembles a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth, single central eye, and lots of smaller eyestalks on top with deadly magical powers. The Beholder is among the most classic of all Dungeons & Dragons monsters, appearing in every edition of the game since 1975. They are one of the few classic Dungeons & Dragons monsters that Wizards of the Coast claims as Product Identity.

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1. rebehold

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of beholder in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of beholder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of beholder in a Sentence

1. Plato:

   Remember how in that communion only, beholding beauty with the eye of the mind, he will be enabled to bring forth, not images of beauty, but realities (for he has hold not of an image but of a reality), and bringing forth and nourishing true virtue to become the friend of God and be immortal, if mortal man may.N.B. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. See also Napoleon Bonaparte.

2. Thornton Wilder:

   It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves.

3. Francesco Libertadore:

   The debate on what metrics to use to judge these mergers can quickly devolve into a shouting match, a lot of this is in the eye of the beholder. Companies, national regulators and investors do not necessarily agree on what has happened or the best way forward from here.

4. Charles Haynes:

   Religious freedom is now in the eye of the beholder. People in different traditions, with different ideological commitments, define religious freedom differently.

5. Rose Goodhall:

   They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but you have question the beholder when he or she is delusional.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=beholder
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Beholder
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=beholder
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beholder
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=beholder