
Abaddon
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Etymology
Hebrew אבדון ābaddōn, destruction, abyss < אבד ābad, to be lost, to perish.
Proper noun
- The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.
- Hell; the bottomless pit.
- Quotations
- In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt. - John Milton
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