"seven seals" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Revelation 5:1. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} seven seals pl (plural only)
  1. (biblical) The seals that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Bible, Christianity, Seven Translations (Christian concept): seitsemän sinettiä (Finnish), Buch mit sieben Siegeln [neuter] (German)

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