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
They had a king over them, the messenger of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue he hath the name Apollyon.
From A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse by Bliss, Sylvester
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