Abaddon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών (Abaddṓn, “Abaddon”), from Hebrew אבדון ābaddōn, destruction, abyss, from אבד (ābad, “to be lost, to perish”).[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: A‧bad‧don
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbæ.dn̩/
Proper noun[edit]
Abaddon (plural Abaddons)
- The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon; Asmodeus. [First attested from 1350 to 1470][3]
- (poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction. [Late 17th century.][3]
- John Milton:
- In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt.
- John Milton:
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the destroyer
Hell
References[edit]
- ^ Christine A. Lindberg (editor), The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition (Spark Publishing, 2007 [2002], ISBN 978-1-4114-0500-4), page 1
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2
