"Wormwood" meaning in All languages combined

See Wormwood on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Wormwoods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Wormwood (countable and uncountable, plural Wormwoods)
  1. (Christianity) A star or angel that appears in the Book of Revelation, turning waters bitter and poisonous. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-Wormwood-en-name-sxSxCBeW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Topics: Christianity
  2. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Wormwood-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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