Abaddon
Americannoun
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the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
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(in rabbinical literature) a part of Gehenna; Hell
Etymology
Origin of Abaddon
From the Hebrew word ăbhaddōnōn literally, destruction
Example Sentences
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I suspect that you and I share a few favorites on the sci-fi side of his filmography, including his unsettling appearances as Matthew Abaddon on "Lost."
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023
Reddick also made an impression as Mr. Abaddon, just one of the many mysterious figures maneuvering in the background on the ABC sci-fi hit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2023
Beginning in 2008 he was in a few episodes of the ABC series “Lost,” playing a character named Matthew Abaddon.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023
In Veres’s over-the-top “Multiplied by Zero,” a burned-out, depressed narrator — “I threw away my days like used tissues” — records his experiences on a trip with Abaddon Travels.
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022
"And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon."
From The Revelation Explained by Smith, F. G. (Frederick George)
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