"Asmodeus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌæz.məˈdiː.əs/, /-ˈdeɪ.əs/, /ˌæs-/, /ˌæzˈmoʊ.di.əs/ Forms: Asmodaeus [alternative], Asmodevs [alternative], Osmodeus [alternative]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἀσμοδαῖος}} Ancient Greek Ἀσμοδαῖος (Asmodaîos), {{glossary|compound}} compound, {{com+|ae|𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬀|𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀|nocap=1|nocat=1|t1=wrath|t2=demon}} compound of 𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬀 (aēšəma, “wrath”) + 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua, “demon”), {{der|en|ae|*𐬀𐬉𐬴𐬨𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀|pos=from a compound of <i class="Avst mention" lang="ae">𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬀</i> (aēšəma, “wrath”) + <i class="Avst mention" lang="ae">𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀</i> (daēuua, “demon”)}} Avestan *𐬀𐬉𐬴𐬨𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (*aēṣ̌madaēuua, from a compound of 𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬀 (aēšəma, “wrath”) + 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua, “demon”)), {{doublet|en|Ashmedai}} Doublet of Ashmedai Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Asmodeus
  1. The king of demons in Jewish tradition, and thought to represent lust in Christian demonology. Synonyms: Ashmedai
    Sense id: en-Asmodeus-en-name-q5sAZoSf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Judaism

Alternative forms

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