Abel

[ ey-buhl; Norwegian ah-buhl ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain.
2. Sir Frederick Augustus, 1827–1902, English chemist: inventor of cordite.
3. I. W., 1908–87, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1965–77.
4. Niels Hen·rik [neels , hen, -, r, ik], 1802–29, Norwegian mathematician.
5. a first name.

Abel

/ ˈeɪbəl /

noun

1. Old Testament the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8)

Example Sentences

Gov. of California Abel Maldonado was on the news network on Wednesday — trying to defend Trump's decision to call immigrants “animals” and progressives "the enemy within" — when Cooper finally snapped.

From Salon

Jonathan Abel, an expert on Brady material and associate professor at UC Law San Francisco, reviewed court records from the seven deputies’ cases reporters identified.

From Los Angeles Times

“Frogs” is sort of bookended by examples of spiritual collapse, with the murder of Cain and Abel at the beginning and the Kristofferson song at the end.

From Los Angeles Times

Since beginning in Norway in June, the crew of the Abel Tasman have already sailed around Iceland and Greenland, before entering the unaccommodating waters that run between northernmost Canada and the Arctic.

From BBC

And of course, Abel, who is the constant in his life — a father figure who offers Wes this unconditional love he never had.

From Salon