a-do'-nis: A name for the Babylonian godTAMMUZ, which see. The word occurs only in the English Revised Version, margin ofIsa 17:10, where for "pleasant plants" is read "plantings of Adonis." The the American Standard Revised Version rightly omits this marginal suggestion.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.