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Azazel definition

Aza·zel (ə zā′zəl, az′ə zel′)

noun

in ancient Hebrew tradition, a place in the wilderness or an evil spirit in the desert to which a scapegoat is to be sent on the Day of Atonement

Etymology: Heb azazel, lit., removal: in KJV (Lev 16: 7-10, 21-26) transl. as “scapegoat”

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