Definitions

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  • proper noun The god of storms in Mesopotamian mythology.

Etymologies

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From Akkadian 𒀭𒅎 (dAdad).

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Examples

  • He, moreover, makes him βασιλευς Θεων, King of the Gods: but, it is plain, that the word Adad is a compound: and, as the two terms of which it is made up are precisely the same, there should be a reciprocal resemblance in the translation.

    A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Jacob Bryant 1759

  • "Adad," said the old Knight, "may I never taste claret again, if that is not the very tune with which the prick-eared villains began their onset at Wiggan Lane, where they trowled us down like so many ninepins!

    Peveril of the Peak Walter Scott 1801

  • AMANPOUR (voice-over): Yasin's older brother al-Adad (ph) may be in even more danger.

    CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2009 2009

  • The storm-god Ishkur/Adad was the enemy of Marduk as well as his brother Nannar/Sin, the moon-god.

    Amaterasu, mythology or history? 2009

  • Twelve centuries later Nebuchadrezzar II (who is often called Nebuchadnezzar) turned his double-walled capital into a palatial showcase whose main entrance, the Ishtar Gate, was paved with blue-glazed ceramic tiles adorned with immense figures in relief: dragons representing the city's principal god Marduk, lions symbolizing Ishtar and bulls for Adad, the god of the sky.

    Britain pays tribute to American prints 2008

  • Later, he was to tell me of the others, of Adad and Rapiu, of Shamash and Irra, and of those who would be known, in Torah and Koran and in the Bible, as the angels of fire and ice, destroyers of cities, Gabriel and Michael.

    Archive 2005-05-01 Hal Duncan 2005

  • Melek or Melkom signified the Lord, as did Adoni or Adonai, Baal or Bel, Adad or

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • Later, he was to tell me of the others, of Adad and Rapiu, of Shamash and Irra, and of those who would be known, in Torah and Koran and in the Bible, as the angels of fire and ice, destroyers of cities, Gabriel and Michael.

    The Face Of The Divine Hal Duncan 2005

  • Adad! said Mr. Selby, looking at him with plea-sure You may dc any-thing, do any-thing; you cannot conceal the gentleman.

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • Dresses are pretty, and girls in dresses are even prettier, and that's one reason I love Adad - it celebrates the simple concept of fashion for joy's sake I think.

    New Converts! - A Dress A Day 2006

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