Apollyon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Apollyon
From Greek apollýōn (present participle of apollýnai “to destroy utterly, kill”), equivalent to ap(o)- prefix denoting completion or finishing (off) + olly- present tense stem + -ōn present participle suffix; apo- ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Apollyon: It definitely does depend on the area or the work force that you’re in.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022
Apollyon: It doesn’t affect the majority, which is the people who are right at the bottom.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022
On the Hill, the party of Faust stuck together and vociferously defended their Apollyon.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2019
Exceptions: showing Christ as a young man wistfully watching the youths and maidens walking out together through the fields; making Judas an evident fiend, a bat-eared Apollyon.
From Time Magazine Archive
“What fun it was, especially going by the lions, fighting Apollyon, and passing through the valley where the hob-goblins were,” said Jo.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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