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Abaddon

Abaddon \A*bad"don\ ([.a]*b[a^]d"d[u^]n), n. [Heb. [=a]badd[=o]n destruction, abyss, fr. [=a]bad to be lost, to perish.]

  1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.

  2. Hell; the bottomless pit. [Poetic]

    In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt.
    --Milton.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Abaddon

late 14c., used in Rev. ix:11 of "the angel of the bottomless pit," and by Milton of the pit itself, from Hebrew Abhaddon "destruction," from abhadh "he perished." The Greek form was Apollyon.

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abaddon

n. 1 The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon; Asmodeus. (First attested from 1350 to 1470)(R:SOED5: page=2) 2 (context poetic English) Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction. (Late 17th century.)

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Abaddon

The Hebrew term Abaddon (, ), and its Greek equivalent Apollyon (, Apollyon), appears in the Bible as both a place of destruction and as the name of an angel. In the Hebrew Bible, abaddon is used with reference to a bottomless pit, often appearing alongside the place שאול ( sheol), meaning the realm of the dead. In the New Testament Book of Revelation, an angel called Abaddon is described as the king of an army of locusts; his name is first transcribed in Greek (Revelation 9:11—"whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon" (Ἀβαδδὼν)), and then translated ("which in Greek means the Destroyer" (Ἀπολλύων, Apollyon)). The Latin Vulgate and the Douay Rheims Bible have additional notes (not present in the Greek text), "in Latin Exterminans", exterminans being the Latin word for "destroyer".

Abaddon (disambiguation)

Abaddon is a Biblical Hebrew word meaning "a place of destruction".

Abaddon or Abadon may also refer to:

Abaddon (band)

Abaddon is a Polish punk rock band.

Abaddon (The Outer Limits)

"Abaddon" is the fourteenth episode of the sixth season of The Outer Limits television show. It was first broadcast on July 7, 2000.

Abaddon (Boondox album)

Abaddon is the fourth studio album by horrorcore rapper Boondox. This is his last album under Psychopathic Records before departing to do "his own thing" in 2015.

Usage examples of "abaddon".

Believing that Adam was alive on Abaddon was better than believing that her own death was near.

If I have put you on the course to Abaddon by carelessly speaking, I am sorry.

Under telescopics, the image of Abaddon was even stranger, like a tear in the vacuum.

Yet she found herself being drawn to Abaddon, the most forbidden sphere.

Hirsch was alive, or so he thought, but there were many on Abaddon who had died, but who were not at rest, who believed they were still alive.

To those who lived on Abaddon, nothing was more important than those towers.

Adam first arrived on Abaddon, he found small mitzvahs he could perform.

While exploring the plains of Abaddon for his masters, he rehearsed reunions with Magen he never expected would come to pass.

On Abaddon, they needed someone who understood physics to make reports.

And here, on Abaddon, where God was most hidden, Adam found God most revealed.

He was supposed to be alive, too, if you consider being on Abaddon life.

At least half of them were mush-skinned Abaddon corpses, walking dead.

He knew that if he crossed the Parliament, there would be nowhere in this world that would be safe for him, and he might end up down in Abaddon himself.

Verlis from Abaddon and let me go with him to Draconae to help his clan.

It was not quite the same as being held captive in Abaddon, but it was not very different, either.