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Asmodeus definition

As·mo·deus (az′mə dē′əs, as′-)

noun

Jewish Folklore an evil spirit or chief demon

Etymology: L Asmodaeus < Gr Asmodaios < Talmudic Heb ashmeday < Avestan Aēšmā daēva, Aeshma the deceitful

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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