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alastor
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- Usually with capital initial. An avenging demon or god. More generally: any avenger of wrongs committed; an agent of retribution.
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early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From ancient Greek ἀλάστωρ avenging deity, of uncertain origin; perhaps from ἀ- + the stem of λανθανεῖν to escape the notice of, λαθεῖν (aorist) to be hidden + -τωρ, suffix forming agent nouns
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