Lilith

[ lil-ith ]

/ ˈlɪl ɪθ /

noun

Semitic Mythology. a female demon dwelling in deserted places and attacking children.

Jewish Folklore. Adam's first wife, before Eve was created.

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Examples from the Web for lilith

Although sprightly, Lilith is unusually small for her age, and thereby the butt of ridicule from her classmates.
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“The service had the air of a protest,” Miriam Cantor-Stone, an intern at Lilith Magazine, told me after the gathering wrapped up.
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Should you shell out for Lilith Fair, or travel to Bonnaroo?
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Lilith's Lispings had to be posted that night, or there would be no cheque at the end of the week.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham

Lilith, thou sorceress, how long will it be before those talks of ours are forgotten?
The Sign of the Spider|Bertram Mitford
There was a wicked gleam in his eye as he spoke; and Lilith believed that he was only trying an experiment on Karl's nerves.
The Portent and Other Stories|George MacDonald
Like an arrow from the bow, Lilith flew across the bridge, down the path to the little Inn.
What a Man Wills|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Lilith wavered in her cave like a mist rising between rocks.
Imaginations and Reveries|(A.E.) George William Russell

British Dictionary definitions for lilith

Lilith

/ (ˈlɪlɪθ) /

noun

(in the Old Testament and in Jewish folklore) a female demon, who attacks children

(in Talmudic literature) Adam's first wife

a witch notorious in medieval demonology

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Word Origin and History for lilith

Lilith

female evil spirit, in medieval Hebrew folklore the first wife of Adam, from Hebrew Lilith, from Akkad. Lilitu, which is connected by folk etymology with Hebrew laylah "night."