LILITH


Meaning of LILITH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-ləth ]

noun

Etymology: Late Hebrew līlīth, from Hebrew, a female demon

Date: 1614

1. : a woman who in rabbinic legend is Adam's first wife, is supplanted by Eve, and becomes an evil spirit

2. : a famous witch in medieval demonology

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.