Meaning of the Devil in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    the Devil

    Definitions

    1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God

    Examples

    • « tempter of mankind »
    • « master of Hell »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. something difficult or awkward to do or deal with

    Examples

    • « it will be the devil to solve »

Famous quotes

  • « Tell the truth and shame the devil. »
    Francois Rabelais
  • « For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel. »
    Martin Luther
  • « Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil's alphabet - the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies. »
    Michel de Montaigne
  • « Anger is implanted in us as sort of sting, to make us gnash with our teeth against the devil, to make us vehement against him, not to set us in array against each other. »
    Richard Savage
  • « A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books. »
    John Kenneth Galbraith

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