Abaddon

See also: abaddon

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Middle English Abadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon, from the Late Latin Abaddōn, from the Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών (Abaddṓn), from the Biblical Hebrew אבדון‎ (ʾăḇaddōn, literally “destruction, abyss”), from אבד‎ (ʾāḇaḏ, “to be lost, to perish”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abaddon (plural Abaddons)

  1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon; Asmodeus. [First attested from 1350 to 1470][3]
  2. (poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction. [Late 17th century.][3]
    • John Milton:
      In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt.

Derived terms

Translations

References
  1. “Abaddon” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 1.
  2. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 3
  3. “Abaddon” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών (Abaddṓn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abaddōn m (indeclinable)

  1. (Late Latin) the name of the angel of Tartarus

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → German: Abaddon
  • → Middle English: Abadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon
  • → Spanish: Abadón

References
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