Asmodæus

English

Etymology

Ligated spelling of Latin Asmodaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσμοδαῖος (Asmodaîos), from Hebrew אשמדאי.

Proper noun

Asmodæus

1. (mythology) Archaic spelling of Asmodeus.
   • 1829, Algernon Herbert, Nimrod, pages 20–21:

     But the truth was that one Admodæus (an evil spirit, sprung from the incestuous embraces of Naamah and Tubal‐Cain, and amorous of the bride,) had killed them all.