Lilith
Americannoun
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Semitic Mythology. a female demon dwelling in deserted places and attacking children.
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Jewish Folklore. Adam's first wife, before Eve was created.
noun
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(in the Old Testament and in Jewish folklore) a female demon, who attacks children
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(in Talmudic literature) Adam's first wife
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a witch notorious in medieval demonology
Example Sentences
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Lilith Gough, a registered art psychotherapist based in Torfaen, said there was no one-size-fits-all therapeutic solution for trauma but getting the right help when needed was important.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
Sadie Weldon, a private citizen, sought to depose the Lilith Fund’s deputy director using a special Texas mechanism called a 202 petition that allows people to investigate a potential claim before filing suit.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026
The Lilith Fund was ready to go, using Weldon’s petition as an opening for another constitutional challenge to S.B.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026
It’s hard to convey just how wondrous and revolutionary and comforting it felt to attend Lilith Fair in the late 1990s to people who weren’t there, but this documentary comes pretty darn close.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
I'm sorry that anybody ever invented Lilith; it makes her too much of an historical character.
From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Bierce, Ambrose
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