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pan⋅de⋅mo⋅ni⋅um
[pan-duh-moh-nee-uh
m] 
–noun
| 1. | wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. |
| 2. | a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos. |
| 3. | (often initial capital letter) the abode of all the demons. |
| 4. | hell. |
Origin:
1660–70; after Pandaemonium, Milton's name in Paradise Lost for the capital of hell; see pan-, demon, -ium
1660–70; after Pandaemonium, Milton's name in Paradise Lost for the capital of hell; see pan-, demon, -ium
Related forms:
pan⋅de⋅mo⋅ni⋅ac, pan⋅de⋅mo⋅ni⋅a⋅cal [pan-duh-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl] , pan⋅de⋅mon⋅ic [pan-duh-mon-ik] , adjective
[pan-duh-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl] , pan⋅de⋅mon⋅ic [pan-duh-mon-ik] , adjective pan⋅de⋅mo⋅ni⋅an, adjective, noun
Synonyms:
1, 2. bedlam, turmoil, babel.
1, 2. bedlam, turmoil, babel.
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| pan·de·mo·ni·um (pān'də-mō'nē-əm) n.
[From Pandæmonium, capital of Hell in Paradise Lost, an epic poem by John Milton : Greek pan-, pan- + Late Latin daemonium, demon (from Greek daimonion, from daimōn, lesser god, demon; see demon).] pan'de·mo'ni·ac (-nē-āk') adj. |
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Pandemonium
Pan`de*mo"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, all + ? a demon.]1. The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil spirits. --Milton. 2. An utterly lawless, riotous place or assemblage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : pandemonium
Spanish:
pandemonio, estruendo infernal,
German:
der Höllenlärm,
Japanese:
大騒ぎ
pandemonium
1667, Pandæmonium, in "Paradise Lost" the name of the palace built in the middle of Hell, "the high capital of Satan and all his peers," coined by John Milton (1608-74) from Gk. pan- "all" + L.L. dæmonium "evil spirit," from Gk. daimonion "inferior divine power," from daimon "lesser god" (see demon). Transferred sense "place of uproar" is from 1779; that of "wild, lawless confusion" is from 1865.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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