ZADKIEL
\zˈadkiːl], \zˈadkiːl], \z_ˈa_d_k_iː_l]\
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zad'ki-el, n. the name assumed by Richard James Morrison (1794-1874), the compiler of a popular astrological almanac, a retired commander in the royal navy, a Hebraist, mathematician, astronomer, and a real believer in his pseudo-science.
By Thomas Davidson
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