Abaddon

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[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /əˈbæd(ə)n/

[edit] Etymology

Hebrew אבדון ābaddōn, destruction, abyss < אבד ābad, to be lost, to perish.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular
Abaddon

Plural
Abaddons

Abaddon (plural Abaddons)

  1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.
  2. (poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit.
    Quotations
    • In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt. - John Milton

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