# Abaddon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈbæ.dn̩/ · frequency rank #67,987

## Definitions
1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;
2. Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction.

## Etymology
From Middle English Abadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon, from Late Latin Abaddōn, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών (Ăbăddṓn), from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʔăḇaddōn, “destruction; ruin”), from אבד (ʾāḇaḏ, “to be lost, to perish”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abaddon