Abaddon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;
  2. Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction.
noun
  1. An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.

Pronunciation

/əˈbæ.dn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Abaddon.wav /æbədɒːn/

Word forms

Abaddon Abaddan Abadon abaddons

Etymology

From Middle English Abadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon, from Late Latin Abaddōn, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών (Ăbăddṓn), from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʔăḇaddōn, “destruction; ruin”), from אבד (ʾāḇaḏ, “to be lost, to perish”).

Derived words

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