A*bad"don (#), n. [Heb. abaddon destruction, abyss, fr. abad to be lost, to perish.]
1.
The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.
2.
Hell; the bottomless pit.
[Poetic]
In all her gates, Abaddon rues
Thy bold attempt.
Milton.
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