Abaddon en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /æbədɒːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈbæ.dn̩/ (General-American)
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”).
Meanings
- The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;
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(poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction.
In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt.
1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaddan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Abadon | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (31)
de Abaddon (the destroyer) · yue 亞巴頓 /亚巴顿 (the destroyer) · yue 亞巴頓 /亚巴顿 (Hell) · ang Āwēstend (the destroyer) · chr ᎠᏆᏙᎾ (the destroyer) · bn অনিষ্টকারী (the destroyer) · ru Аваддо́н (the destroyer) · hi अबद्दोन (the destroyer) · ga Abadón (the destroyer) · ar اَبَادُون (the destroyer) · bg пъкъл (Hell) · nl de hel (diepten der) (Hell) · vi âm phủ (Hell) · vi âm ti (Hell) · cmn 亞巴頓 /亚巴顿 (the destroyer) · eo Abadono (the destroyer) · ar جَحِيم (Hell) · bn নরক (Hell) · ko 아바똔 (the destroyer) · vi địa ngục (Hell) · es Abadón (Hell) · grc Ἀβαδδών (the destroyer) · es Abadón (the destroyer) · la Abaddōn (the destroyer) · bg Ангелът на мрака (the destroyer) · de Abaddon (Hell) · bg преизподня (Hell) · cmn 亞巴頓 /亚巴顿 (Hell) · nl Apollyon (the destroyer) · bn শয়তান (the destroyer) · vi con quỷ (the destroyer)