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Abadon

Abadon is the alternative spelling of Abaddon.

Meaning of Abaddon

Proper noun

Abaddon

  1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;
  2. (poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction.
    • In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt.1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 4

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Forms of Abadon

pluralAbadons

Questions about Abadon

What is Abadon the alternative spelling of?
Abadon is the alternative spelling of Abaddon.

Words near Abadon in the dictionary

  1. Abadie
  2. Abadies
  3. Abadis
  4. Abadite
  5. Abadites
  6. Abadon
  7. Abadons
  8. Abads
  9. abaecin
  10. abaecins
  11. Abaetetuba

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