Azazel
/əˈzeɪzəl/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A fallen angel in some traditions of Judaism and Christianity. Judaism
"Then strait commands that at the warlike sound / Of Trumpets loud and Clarions be upreard / His mighty Standard ; that proud honour claim'd / Azazel as his right, a Cherub tall:"
- 2 Satan.
- 3 The name of Iblis.
Example
More examples"Then strait commands that at the warlike sound / Of Trumpets loud and Clarions be upreard / His mighty Standard ; that proud honour claim'd / Azazel as his right, a Cherub tall:"
Etymology
From Hebrew עֲזָאזֵל (azazél, “Azazel, cliff from which the scapegoat was sent to its death”), Arabic عَزَازِيل (ʕazāzīl).