Asmodeus
[ az-muh-dee-uhs, as- ]
/ ˌæz məˈdi əs, ˌæs- /
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noun Jewish Demonology.
an evil spirit.
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Origin of Asmodeus
<Latin Asmodaeus<Greek Asmodaîos<Hebrew ashmədhai
Words nearby Asmodeus
as luck would have it, ASM, as many, Asmara, ASME, Asmodeus, as much, as much as, Asn, Asnières, a snowball's chance in hell
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Asmodeus
/ (æsˈməʊdɪəs, ˌæsməʊˈdiːəs) /
noun
(in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
Word Origin for Asmodeus
via Latin Asmodaeus, from Avestan Aēsma-daēva, spirit of anger
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