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‖ Apollyon|əˈpɒlɪən|
[L., a. Gr. ἀπολλύων, pr. pple. of ἀπολλύ-ειν to destroy.]
The destroyer, a name given to the Devil; whence Apollyonist, a subject or follower of Apollyon.
1382Wyclif Rev. ix. 11 The aungel of depnesse, to whom the name bi Ebru, Labadon, forsothe bi Greke, Appolion. c1400Rowland & Ot. 1209 Mahoun, And appolyne that he one levede. 1627P. Fletcher (title) The Locusts, or Apollyonists. [See Rev. ix. 3–11.] 1678Bunyan Pilgr. 93 He espied a foul Fiend coming over..to meet him: his name is Apollyon. |