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Abaddon



Abad·don [ ə-ˈba-dᵊn]



Abaddon   
noun
[ə-ˈba-dᵊn]
plural -s

Definition of Abaddon

: a place of destruction : an underworld abode of lost souls : hell



First Known Use of Abaddon

1583, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for Abaddon

from Abaddon “the angel of the bottomless pit” (Revelation 9:11), going back to Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin, borrowed from Greek Abaddōn, borrowed from Hebrew 'ăbhaddōn, literally, “destruction”



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