definition of the word abaddon

• IPA: /əˈbæd(ə)n/

Hebrew אבדון ābaddōn, destruction, abyss < אבד ābad, to be lost, to perish.

Abaddon (plural: Abaddons)

1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.
2. (poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit.

   Quotations

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

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