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Abaddon
a-buh-don
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In the Bible, the angel or personification of destruction who rules over the bottomless pit; by extension, the pit itself.
"The Book of Revelation names Abaddon as the king of the abyss."
How to Use Abaddon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA biblical name for a place or figure of destruction, roughly equivalent to hell or its ruling demon.
Word Forms
abaddons plural
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Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʾăḇaddōn), meaning "destruction" or "ruin", from the verb ʾāḇaḏ, "to perish".