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Azazel

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A·za·zel  (-zzl, z-zl)
n.
1. In the Bible, the evil spirit in the wilderness to whom a scapegoat was sent on the Day of Atonement.
2. Islam One of the jinn.
[Hebrew 'z'zl; see zz in Semitic roots.]
Azazel [əˈzeɪzəl ˈæzəˌzɛl]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a desert demon to whom the scapegoat bearing the sins of Israel was sent out once a year on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:1-28)
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) (in later Jewish and Gnostic writings and in Muslim tradition) a prince of demons


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Published in 1998 as Azazel, it was the first detective novel by the then 42 year-old Grigory Chkhartishvili, a professional philologist, literary critic, editor and translator of classic Japanese literature who writes under the pseudonym Boris Akunin.
A champion for the bourgeoisie: reinventing virtue and citizenship in ... by Aron, Leon / The National Interest
The Winter Queen (published as Azazel in Russia is the first in Akunin's lengthy series (at least four will be published by Random House) and is part detective novel, part international thriller.
The Winter Queen by Russian Life
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