English - Etymology

From Middle English, from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών (Abaddṓn, “Abaddon”), from Hebrew אבדון ābaddōn, destruction, abyss, from אבד (ābad, “to be lost, to perish”).

English - Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧bad‧don
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbæ.dn̩/

English - Proper Noun

Abaddon (plural Abaddons)

1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon; Asmodeus. [First attested from 1350 to 1470]
2. (poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction. [Late 17^th century.]
   • John Milton:

     In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt.

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English - References

1. ^ Christine A. Lindberg (editor), The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition (Spark Publishing, 2007 [2002], ISBN 978-1-4114-0500-4), page 1
2. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 3
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2

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