Definition of Devil

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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

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

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

Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
C. S. Lewis

The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.
C. S. Lewis

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

Show me a great actor and I'll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you've seen the devil.
W. C. Fields

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
William Shakespeare

O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.
William Shakespeare

What, man, defy the devil. Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.
William Shakespeare

For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.
Martin Luther

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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