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Abaddōn

[aˈbad.doːn]

name

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. the name of the angel of Tartarus
  2. the angel of the abyss
  3. A proper name referring to the angel who guards the bottomless pit or Tartarus.
Examples

et habebant super se regem angelum abyssi cui nomen hebraice Abaddon graece autem Apollyon et latine habet nomen Exterminans

And they had over them a king, the angel of the bottomless pit; whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek Apollyon; in Latin Exterminans.

Pronunciationaˈbad.doːn

Part of speechname

Usage noteThis is a borrowed name from Hebrew used in religious texts.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.