Azazel

American  

[uh-zey-zuhl, az-uh-zel] / əˈzeɪ zəl, ˈæz əˌzɛl /

noun

Bible.

1. the demon or place in the wilderness to which a sacrificial goat is released in an atonement ritual.

2. scapegoat.

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Azazel British  

/ əˈzeɪzəl, ˈæzəˌzɛl /

noun

1. Old Testament a desert demon to whom the scapegoat bearing the sins of Israel was sent out once a year on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:1–28)

2. (in later Jewish and Gnostic writings and in Muslim tradition) a prince of demons

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Etymology

Origin of Azazel

From the Hebrew word ʿăzāzēl

Example Sentences

In accepting the Robert Altman Award for “His Three Daughters,” filmmaker Azazel Jacobs acknowledged “the spirit of Josh Welsh,” saying, “I’m one of the people whose kindness and encouragement he deeply touched and I’m grateful for him.”

From Los Angeles Times

Of course, Azazel Jacobs’ “His Three Daughters,” Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada,” David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” and Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” offer wildly different looks at mortality, with their creators’ signatures all over them.

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He continues to care for his 83-year-old mother, Flo, and father, 91-year-old experimental film icon Ken Jacobs, in the Manhattan loft where they played versions of themselves in Azazel’s 2008 feature “Momma’s Man.”

From Los Angeles Times

Writer-director Azazel Jacobs conceived these roles for the respective actors, and since the movie’s premiere at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, the women have had intense encounters with audience members.

From Los Angeles Times

‘A future without my parents was something I could not control, but in film, I could,’ writer-director Azazel Jacobs writes of his Netflix film.

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