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Beast - A beast, in the English language, is most often used as a synonym for animal.
- In South African English, often it refers more specifically to a cow or a large antelope, by analogy with the Dutch term beest (q.v. wildebeest, hartebeest).
- The Beast is a figure who appears in Christian millennial end times prophecy from the Book of Revelation. Some believe he is synonymous with the Antichrist, while others say the Beast is the Antichrist's independent ally. The Beast is associated with the number 666, the Number of the Beast.
- The Beast is the name of an upcoming movie postulating Jesus did not exist. It is to be released on June 6th, 2006 (6/6/6)
- The Beast is a nickname which magician Aleister Crowley bestowed upon himself as a title, taken from the name of the Christian figure.
- The Beast is a comic book mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the X-Men and The Avengers.
- Beast was one of the first successful alternate reality games, published by Microsoft.
- The Beast is the antagonist in the computer game .
- The Beast is a 1989 film starring George Dzhunza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, and Stephen Baldwin.
- Beast is the name of a 1991 Peter Benchley novel.
- The Beast was a monster who blocked the Sun and ravaged Los Angeles during the fourth season of Angel
- The Beast is a critically acclaimed biography of Paul Di'Anno, former vocalist in Iron Maiden.
- The Beast is an Internet magazine in PDF format.
- The Beast is a Wooden roller coaster at Paramount's Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio; built in 1979 still holds the record for the longest wooden coaster. A followup coaster, Son of Beast, built in 2000 was the first looping wooden coaster.
- The Beast is the term used in Rational Recovery to refer to the mesencephalon and to personalize in an ego-dystonic manner that component of personality which is most responsible for an addiction.
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