Yaldabaoth

English

Alternative forms
  • Yaltabaoth

Etymology

Possibly from Hebrew בֹ֔הוּת‎ יַלְדָּה‎ (yaldāh bōhūṯ, "daughter of [the] void") or its Aramaic equivalent ילדא בהות (yaldā’ bāhūṯ, "son of chaos")

Proper noun

Yaldabaoth

  1. (Gnosticism) The name of the Demiurge or 'False God'. Created when Sophia (one of the lesser aeons) tried to emanate without her counterpart (Christ).
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