Abaddon

[ uh-bad-n ]

noun
  1. a place of destruction; the depths of hell.

Origin of Abaddon

1
From the Hebrew word ăbhaddōnōn literally, destruction

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Abaddon

/ (əˈbædən) /


noun
  1. the Devil (Revelation 9:11)

  2. (in rabbinical literature) a part of Gehenna; Hell

Origin of Abaddon

1
Hebrew: literally, destruction

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