parting seas
Waters yielding passage
Parting seas refers to the biblical miracle in which Moses divided the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to escape Egypt on dry ground.
The phrase now describes any dramatic clearing of obstacles or creation of a path through what seemed impassable: The crowd parted like the parting seas when the celebrity arrived.
To part seas suggests wielding extraordinary power or influence.
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- Red SeaAfrican-Arabian saltwater inlet
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- act of GodUnforeseeable natural catastrophe
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
divide · Exodus · Old Testament · biblical · Ten Commandments · waters · crossing · Israelites · chosen people · staff · burning bush · pillar of fire · Pharaoh · escape · pathway · dry land · walls · Charlton Heston
- Christian loreAdam, Eve, Adam and Eve, Noah, Satan
- religious humorwalking on water, pearly gates, nativity plays
- supernatural phenomenalevitation, telekinesis, telepathy, teleportation, apparition
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, spirits, vampire
parting seasflooding
Overwhelming water accumulation
deluge · inundation · tidal surge · tsunami · rising waters
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