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