Abaddon
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Etymology


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

Proper noun



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