"Lilith" meaning in English

See Lilith in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|לִילִית|tr=lîlîṯ}} Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lilith
  1. (mythology) A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death. Categories (topical): Mythology Translations (mythological demon): لِيلِيث (līlīṯ) [feminine] (Arabic), Լիլիթ (Lilitʻ) (Armenian), 莉莉斯 (Lìlìsī) (Chinese Mandarin), 莉莉絲 (Chinese Mandarin), 莉莉丝 (Chinese Mandarin), Lilith [feminine] (French), ლილითი (liliti) (Georgian), Lilith [feminine] (German), Λίλιθ (Lílith) [feminine] (Greek), לִילִית (lilít) [feminine] (Hebrew), リリス (Ririsu) (Japanese), Лилит (Lilit) (Kazakh), លីលីត (liiliit) (Khmer), 릴리트 (Rilliteu) (Korean), Лилит (Lilit) (Kyrgyz), Līlīth [feminine] (Latin), Lilita (Latvian), लिलिथ (lilith) [feminine] (Marathi), لیلیت (lilit) (Persian), Lilith [feminine] (Polish), Lilit [feminine] (Polish), Лили́т (Lilít) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Lilith-en-name-MZyQmke- Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 3 44 43 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythological demon': 55 10 6 29
  2. (Judaism) The first wife of Adam in Jewish folklore. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism
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  3. (astrology) The "dark moon" or "black moon", a fictitious invisible second moon of Earth proposed by astrologers in the early 20th century. Now often interpreted as the position of the apogee of the actual Moon, or as the empty focus of the Moon's elliptical orbit (Earth occupying the other focus). Categories (topical): Astrology Related terms:
    Sense id: en-Lilith-en-name-aYI9thTZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 6 48 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 4 59 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 4 30 16 24 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 28 11 29 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 3 46 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 5 43 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 3 44 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 3 47 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 3 47 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 3 48 41 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  4. A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Լիլիթ (Lilitʻ) (Armenian), Lilith [feminine] (German), לִילִית (lilít) [feminine] (Hebrew), Lilita (Latvian)
    Sense id: en-Lilith-en-name-O1-5jzaM Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 4 30 16 24 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 28 11 29 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 13 11 25 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 18 12 21 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 3 46 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 16 10 26 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 5 43 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 3 44 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 6 11 14 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 3 47 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 19 13 22 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 14 13 22 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 15 14 23 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 16 14 23 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 3 47 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 18 12 22 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 9 30 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 14 12 25 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 18 12 22 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 12 24 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 3 48 41 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 2 2 1 96
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        "(mythology) A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death."
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          "ref": "1881, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “Body’s Beauty”, in Ballads and Sonnets, London: Ellis and White, […], →OCLC, page 240:",
          "text": "Of Adam's first wife, Lilith, it is told / (The witch he loved before the gift of Eve,) / That, ere the snake's, her sweet tongue could deceive, / And her enchanted hair was the first gold.",
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        "(Judaism) The first wife of Adam in Jewish folklore."
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        "The \"dark moon\" or \"black moon\", a fictitious invisible second moon of Earth proposed by astrologers in the early 20th century. Now often interpreted as the position of the apogee of the actual Moon, or as the empty focus of the Moon's elliptical orbit (Earth occupying the other focus)."
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        "(astrology) The \"dark moon\" or \"black moon\", a fictitious invisible second moon of Earth proposed by astrologers in the early 20th century. Now often interpreted as the position of the apogee of the actual Moon, or as the empty focus of the Moon's elliptical orbit (Earth occupying the other focus)."
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "līlīṯ",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "لِيلِيث"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Lilitʻ",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "Լիլիթ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Lìlìsī",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "莉莉斯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "莉莉絲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "莉莉丝"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lilith"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "liliti",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "ლილითი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lilith"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Lílith",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λίλιθ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lilít",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "לִילִית"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Ririsu",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "リリス"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Lilit",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "Лилит"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "liiliit",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "លីលីត"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Rilliteu",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "릴리트"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "Lilit",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "Лилит"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Līlīth"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "Lilita"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "lilith",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "लिलिथ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lilit",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "لیلیت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lilith"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lilit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Lilít",
      "sense": "mythological demon",
      "word": "Лили́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Lilitʻ",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Լիլիթ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lilith"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lilít",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "לִילִית"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Lilita"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lilith"
}

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