Azazel en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /əˈzeɪzəl/
- /ˈæzəˌzɛl/
Etymology
From Hebrew עֲזָאזֵל (azazél, “Azazel, cliff from which the scapegoat was sent to its death”), Arabic عَزَازِيل (ʕazāzīl).
Meanings
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(Judaism) A fallen angel in some traditions of Judaism and Christianity.
Then strait commands that at the warlike sound / Of Trumpets loud and Clarions be upreard / His mighty Standard ; that proud honour claim'd / Azazel as his right, a Cherub tall:
1674, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], →OCLC, lines 531–535:
- Satan.
- The name of Iblis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azazael | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
deceiver · diablo · Sam Scratch · Father of Lies · shaitan · Son of the Dawn · Evil One · Al-Shaytaan · Antichrist · bogey · Devil · dickens · Ash-Shaytan · Aduwallah · Prince of Evil · archfiend · Azazel · leviathan · Old One · Beast · Satan · Iblis · Old Scratch · deuce · Old Hairy · Lucifer · Enemy · Dragon · lord of the flies · Jack Ketch · Mephistopheles · Diabolus · Old Gentleman · Prince of Demons · cosmocrat · Prince of Darkness · Old Nick · Old Serpent · Old Harry · Serpent · Beelzebub · Adversary · Gog
Translations (7)
ar عَزَازِيل (a fallen angel) · bn আজাজিল (a fallen angel) · ru Азазель (a fallen angel) · de Asasel (a fallen angel) · pl Azazel (a fallen angel) · pt Azazel (a fallen angel) · hi अजाजील (a fallen angel)