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Definition of Devil
Devil

The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

An evil spirit; a demon.

A very wicked person; hence, any great evil.

An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation.

A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.

A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

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Devil Quotations

If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
Winston Churchill

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
William Shakespeare

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.
Albert Einstein

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.
Samuel Butler

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.
Helen Keller

Devil Translations

devil in Afrikaans is duiwel, josie
devil in Dutch is droes, boze, duivel, drommel
devil in French is diable
devil in German is teufel
devil in Latin is diabolus
devil in Norwegian is djevel
devil in Portuguese is diabo
devil in Spanish is diablo


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