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 Definitions of lilith  [ˈlɪl ɪθ]  

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Definition of 'lilith' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Lilith
(in Semitic myth) a female demon dwelling in deserted places and attacking children.

2.  Lilith
(in Jewish folklore) Adam's first wife, before Eve was created.


Definition of 'lilith' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Lilith
in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children


Definitions of 'lilith' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  lilith
or Lilis, the name of Adam's first wife, whom, according to Jewish tradition, he had before Eve, and who bore him in that wedlock the whole progeny of aërial, aquatic, and terrestrial devils, and who, it seems, still wanders about the world bewitching men to like issue and slaying little children not protected by amulets against her.



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