- Lilith
- Lilith Lilith n. a female demon who attacks children. [WordNet 1.5]
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Lilith — (Hebrew he. לילית) is a mythological female Mesopotamian storm demon associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness, and death. The figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as Lilitu … Wikipedia
Lilith — (sumerisch DINGIRLIL.du/LIL.LU, babylonisch Lilītu, hebr.: לילית, „weiblicher Dämon“[1]) war eine Göttin der sumerischen Mythologie. Zunächst wohnt sie im Stamm des Weltenbaumes, nachdem dieser jedoch auf Befehl Inannas hin gespalten wird, flieht … Deutsch Wikipedia
LILITH — LILITH, a female demon assigned a central position in Jewish demonology. She appears briefly in the Sumerian Gilgamesh epic and is found in Babylonian demonology, which identifies similar male and female spirits – Lilu and Lilitu respectively –… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Lilith — Drame de Robert Rossen, avec Warren Beatty (Vincent Bruce), Jean Seberg (Lilith Arthur), Peter Fonda (Stephen Evshevsky), Kim Hunter (Bea Brice), Anne Meacham (Mrs. Yvonne Meaghan), James Patterson (Dr Lavrier), Jessica Walter (Laura), Gene… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
Lilith — Lilith, weiblicher Dämon altorientalischer Herkunft; in der Bibel in Jesaja 34, 14 erwähnt und dort nach dem Anklang an das Wort lajil (hebräisch »Nacht«) die »Nächtliche« (»Nachtgespenst«) genannt; im jüdischen Volksglauben Adams erste Frau,… … Universal-Lexikon
LILITH — Esai. c. 34. v. 14. Ibiresidet Liliths. Striae et invenietque sibi quietis locum. Aben Ezrae, nocturna avis; Aquinati animalest, noctu clamans. Sed Spectri genus esse, Vett. summo consensu docent, etsi de specie non constet: multa de co miraqueve … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
LILITH — LILITH, non profit independent U.S. Jewish feminist quarterly directed at a popular female audience. Founded in 1976 by a group of women led by Susan Weidman Schneider, Lilith: The Independent Jewish Women s Magazine has been concerned with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Lilith — f The name borne, according to medieval tradition, by a wife of Adam prior to Eve. She is said to have been turned into an ugly demon for refusing to obey him. Lilith occurs in the Bible as a vocabulary word meaning ‘night monster’ or ‘screech… … First names dictionary
Lilith — female evil spirit, in medieval Hebrew folklore the first wife of Adam, from Heb. Lilith, from Akkad. Lilitu, which is connected by folk etymology with Heb. laylah night … Etymology dictionary
Lilith — [lil′ith] n. [Heb līlīth < Assyr Bab lilītu, lit., of the night] 1. in ancient Semitic folklore, a female demon or vampire that lives in desolate places 2. in medieval Jewish folklore, a) the first wife of Adam, before the creation of Eve b) a … English World dictionary
