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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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Pandemonium
has a plethora of syllables.
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Example Sentences
- In the pandemonium, to be heard on the streets required a shout.
- There was pandemonium and chaos.
- Audiences found their mixture of music and ad-libbed, irreverent comedic pandemonium intoxicating.
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Word Origin & History
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"
EXPAND(see demon). Transferred sense "place of uproar" is from 1779; that of "wild, lawless confusion" is from 1865.
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