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asmodeus

/ˌæz.məˈdiː.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-modeus
IPA
/ˌæz.məˈdiː.əs/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The king of demons in Jewish tradition, and thought to represent lust in Christian demonology.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀσμοδαῖος (Asmodaîos). Believed to ultimately come from an unattested Avestan *𐬀𐬉𐬴𐬨𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (*aēṣ̌madaēuua, from a compound of 𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬀 (aēšəma, “wrath”) + 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua, “demon”)). Doublet of Ashmedai: a borrowing from Hebrew.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἀσμοδαῖος, *𐬀𐬉𐬴𐬨𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀

Inflected Forms

Asmodaeus (alternative) Asmodevs (alternative) Osmodeus (alternative)

Synonyms

Ashmedai

Rhymes With

andreas amadeus piraeus

Questions

How do you pronounce asmodeus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæz.məˈdiː.əs/.
What does asmodeus mean?
The king of demons in Jewish tradition, and thought to represent lust in Christian demonology.
Where does asmodeus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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