Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A demon appearing in the biblical book of Tobit, considered in the Talmud to be the king of demons and depicted in later Jewish tradition as a mischievous sprite.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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He whom we call Asmodeus, was named Hashmodaï or Chammadaï.
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The (in) famous demon statue, life-size and crouching on one knee just inside the door, is usually referred to as Asmodeus (a demon who guards buried treasure).
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The (in) famous demon statue, life-size and crouching on one knee just inside the door, is usually referred to as Asmodeus (a demon who guards buried treasure).
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The (in) famous demon statue, life-size and crouching on one knee just inside the door, is usually referred to as Asmodeus (a demon who guards buried treasure).
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“Archdemon Asmodeus, aka Nathaniel,” Bath Kol murmured, bringing his hands close to the table.
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“Archdemon Asmodeus, aka Nathaniel,” Bath Kol murmured, bringing his hands close to the table.
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I pondered why a figure of a demon or devil called Asmodeus was at the entrance of the church and why there was a sign over the church entrance stating Terribilis est locus iste and generally translated as This place is terrible.
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The owner, a somewhat eccentric lady of stern and excruciating distinction, had eight or nine cats, one of whom, by name Asmodeus, was a tomcat, said to be unapproachable.
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Or, if you be daring enough to take a light from the flamer while he flames, you spoil your tobacco, foul your mouth, and get a taste of sulphur-suffocation such as Asmodeus might have were he to take a whiff of a smoke-and-fire belching chimney in the Black Country as he flies across that district by night.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce
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"Asmodeus" need not be of Iranian origin; but may just as readily be explained as Semitic.
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