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A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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The first wife of Adam in Jewish folklore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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The "dark moon" or "black moon", a fictitious invisible second moon of Earth proposed by astrologers in the early 20th century. Now often interpreted as the position of the apogee of the actual Moon, or as the empty focus of the Moon's elliptical orbit (Earth occupying the other focus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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A female given name from Hebrew.
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A type of female Mesopotamian demon, typically seen as coming to men in dreams and as endangering women during pregnancy or childbirth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Semitic deity
History
Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ).
See Lilith
Across languages
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
