Abaddon

noun

Abad·​don

ə-ˈba-dᵊn

plural -s

: a place of destruction : an underworld abode of lost souls : hell

Word History

Etymology

from Abaddon "the angel of the bottomless pit" (Revelation 9:11), going back to Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin, borrowed from Greek Abaddōn, borrowed from Hebrew 'ăbhaddōn, literally, "destruction"

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

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