voice in the wilderness

Meaning: (idiomatic)A person, publication, or other source of assertions that expresses anopinion,doctrine, orpoint of viewwhich isignoredorrejectedby almost all others; the actualutteranceof anunpopularopinion, doctrine, or point of view.1974, Leonard Horwitz,Clinical Prediction in Psychotherapy,→ISBN,page 1:Eysenck (1952) was just beginning to seriously question the validity of dynamically oriented therapy, but he was a lonevoice in the wildernessat that time. Not until the sixties did opposing points of view . . . begin to gain prominence.1994May 9,John Elson, “Books: Following the Leaders”, inTime, retrieved28 April 2015:A leader without committed followers is an unheardvoice in the wilderness.2015January 5, Hans Sherrer, "Justice Denied Begins Its 17th Year,"Justice Denied(retrieved 29 April 2015):WhenJustice Denied’sfirst issue was published in February 1999 it was a ‘voice in the wilderness’ alerting the world to the widespread problem of the unreliability of the legal system.2015April 16, David Rutter, "Earth Day lets us remember who owns the environment,"Chicago Tribune(retrieved 29 April 2015):The nation was a mess environmentally, and only a fewvoices in the wildernesswere paying heed. In 1970, environmentalists often were derided and dismissed.; (idiomatic,rare)Aninfluentialreligiouspersonage, especially one who makespropheticutterances.1876,Charlotte M. Yonge, chapter 3, inThe Three Brides:"I don't know," said Anne. "He gathers together a little flock of all denominations, who only care to hear the word.""Such avoice in the wildernessas often does good service," said Julius.1920,Jerome K. Jerome, “A Charming Woman”, inSketches in Lavender, Blue and Green:"I, even I, may be thevoice in the wildernessleading the lost sheep back to the fold."1994,David E. Mungello.The Forgotten Christians of Hangzhou,→ISBN,page 153 (Google books view):Zhang again acted as a Confucian propheticvoice in the wildernesswho called the people to truth.

Examples:

EN: A single voice in the wilderness.
ES: Una sola voz en el desierto.
EN: Brother, you're the voice in the wilderness.
ES: Hermano, es usted la voz de la naturaleza.
EN: I feel like the original voice in the wilderness.
ES: Me siento como la voz original en el desierto.
EN: You being the lone voice in the wilderness, we were bound to stay that way for a while.
ES: Usted ha sido la única voz en la jungla estábamos limitados a quedarnos en ese camino por un tiempo.
EN: A voice in the wilderness.
ES: Una voz en la selva.
EN: A lone voice in the wilderness, if you will.
ES: Una voz solitaria en la jungla, por así decirlo.
EN: I am just a voice in the wilderness, preparing the way for the-.
ES: Yo soy una voz en el desierto que prepara el camino para el--
EN: I'm just a voice in the wilderness, preparing the way for the-
ES: Soy solo la voz en el desierto, preparando el camino para el...
EN: I'm just a voice in the wilderness, preparing the way for the-.
ES: Solo soy una voz en el desierto preparando el camino del...
ES: Yo soy una voz en el desierto que prepara el camino para el--
EN: I'm just a voice in the wilderness... preparing the way for the-.
ES: Yo soy una voz en el desierto que prepara el camino para el--
EN: I'm just a voice in the wilderness preparing the way for the-.
ES: Yo soy una voz en el desierto que prepara el camino para el--
EN: Yes, be brave, lone voice in the wilderness.
ES: Sí, sé valiente, solitaria voz en el desierto.
EN: Turns out that crazy bitch lady back there was just some sad, lonely voice in the wilderness.
ES: Resulta que esa puta... señora era sólo una triste opinión que no tiene apoyo.
EN: Past that, I'm just one voice in the wilderness.
ES: Más allá de eso, mi voz no tiene peso.
EN: I've become that voice in the wilderness, as it were, to them. ♪ ♪
ES: Me he convertido en esa voz en la naturaleza para ellos.

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