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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀσμοδαῖος (Asmodaîos). Believed to ultimately come from an unattested Avestan *𐬀𐬉𐬴𐬨𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (*aēṣ̌madaēuua, from a compound of 𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬀 (aēšəma, “wrath”) + 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua, “demon”)). Doublet of Ashmedai: a borrowing from Hebrew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌæz.məˈdiː.əs/, /-ˈdeɪ.əs/, /ˌæs-/, /ˌæzˈmoʊ.di.əs/
Proper noun
Asmodeus
- The king of demons in Jewish tradition, and thought to represent lust in Christian demonology.
- Synonym: Ashmedai