Apollyon
[ә'pɔljәn]
Definition
(n.) The Destroyer; -- a name used (Rev. ix. 11) for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Satan, arch-fiend, Devil.
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Definition
n. the destroyer: Satan (same as Abaddon Rev. ix. 11).
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Examples
- I saw you matched against an Apollyon of a predilection; you fought a good fight, and you overcame! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Apollyon came trailing his Hell behind him. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- What fun it was, especially going by the lions, fighting Apollyon, and passing through the valley where the hob-goblins were, said Jo. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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