Antonyms for abaddons


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-bad-n
Phonetic Transcription : əˈbæd n


Definition of abaddons

Origin :
  • late 14c., used in Rev. ix:11 of "the angel of the bottomless pit," and by Milton of the pit itself, from Hebrew Abhaddon "destruction," from abhadh "he perished." The Greek form was Apollyon.
  • As in perdition : noun hell
  • As in purgatory : noun hell
  • As in living hell : noun hell
  • As in hell : noun place of the condemned; bad situation
Example sentences :
  • A local preacher improved the occasion by a sermon decked profusely with Apollyons and Abaddons.
  • Extract from : « Anne » by Constance Fenimore Woolson

Synonyms for abaddons

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