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Apollyon

Pronunciation: /əˈpɒljən/

Definition of Apollyon
  • a name for the Devil (Rev. 9:11).

Origin:

from late Latin (Vulgate), from Greek Apolluōn (translating Abaddon), from apollunai, from apo- 'quite' + ollunai 'destroy'

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