Dajjal

//daˈd͡ʒɑːl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    false messiah, deceiver

    "“Enough!” he growled between his teeth, as in a second he drew a knife from his waist, and, clutching her by the throat, forced her upon her knees. “Thou art the handmaiden of Al-Dajjâl, and the mark of the Câfer is set upon thy brow. Thou shalt die!”"

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antichristantichrist

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"“Enough!” he growled between his teeth, as in a second he drew a knife from his waist, and, clutching her by the throat, forced her upon her knees. “Thou art the handmaiden of Al-Dajjâl, and the mark of the Câfer is set upon thy brow. Thou shalt die!”"

Etymology

From Arabic دَجَّال (dajjāl).

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