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Vathʹek

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The hero of Beckford’s fairy romance. He is a haughty, effeminate monarch, induced by a malignant genius to commit all sorts of crimes. He abjures his faith, and offers allegiance to Eblis, under the hope of obtaining the throne of the pre-Adamite sultans.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Vandyke
Vanessa
Vanity Fair
Vanoc
Vantage Loaf
Varina
Varnish
Varro
Varuna
Vassal
Vathek
Vatican
Vaudeville
Vaugirard
Vauxhall or Fauxhall
Ve
Veal. Calf
Vedas or Vedams
Vehmgerichte or Holy Vehme Tribunal
Veil
Veiled Prophet of Khorassan