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View synonyms for Apollyon
Apollyon
[ uh-pol-yuhn ]
noun
- (in the Bible) the destroyer; the angel of the bottomless pit; Abaddon.
Apollyon
/ əˈpɒljən /
noun
- New Testament the destroyer, a name given to the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Apollyon1
From Greek apollýōn (present participle of apollýnai “to destroy utterly, kill”), equivalent to ap(o)- prefix denoting completion or finishing (off) + olly- present tense stem + -ōn present participle suffix; apo- ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Apollyon1
C14: via Late Latin from Greek, from apollunai to destroy totally
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Example Sentences
Even Apollyon appears in old paintings with huge wings, like those of a bat.
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Youve found that I am not the devil, after all,—at least not the Spanish Apollyon.
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The master of the stalls again gasped forth the word, "Apollyon!"
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As I read the story of Christian and Apollyon to its end, a new courage fought in me with my morning fears.
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Now in the valley Christian had a hard fight with a fiend called Apollyon.
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