Azazel
A fallen angel in some traditions of Judaism and Christianity.
Proper noun
- A fallen angel in some traditions of Judaism and Christianity.
- 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: - 1674, John Milton, “Book I”, in...
- Satan.
Synonyms: Aduwallah Adversary Al-Shaytaan Antichrist archfiend Ash-Shaytan Azazel Beast Beelzebub bogey cosmocrat deceiver deuce Devil diablo Diabolus dickens Dragon Enemy Evil One Father of Lies Gog Iblis Jack Ketch
- The name of Iblis.
Origin
From Hebrew עֲזָאזֵל (azazél, “Azazel, cliff from which the scapegoat was sent to its death”), Arabic عَزَازِيل (ʕazāzīl).