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What's The Definition Of Devil?
[n] a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
[n] one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief [n] (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [n] a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard" [n] a cruel wicked and inhuman person [v] coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs" [v] cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Synonyms | Synonyms for Devil: annoy | Beelzebub | bother | chafe | daemon | daimon | demon | deuce | dickens | fiend | get at | get to | gravel | heller | hellion | irritate | Lucifer | monster | nark | nettle | ogre | Old Nick | Prince of Darkness | rag | rile | Satan | Shaytan | the Devil | the Tempter | vex Related Terms | Find terms related to Devil: Abaddon | adventurer | adventuress | adversary | afreet | aggravate | annoy | 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| stir-fry | stoneman | Succubus | sundowner | swagman | sworn enemy | tease | termagant | terror | terrorist | the undead | thug | tiger | tigress | toast | torment | tough | tough guy | tramp | trickster | truant | try the patience | tweak the nose | typesetter | typographer | ugly customer | unfortunate | vag | vagabond | vagrant | vampire | vaurien | vex | villain | violent | violently | virago | vixen | wag | wastrel | werewolf | wild beast | wild man | witch | wolf | worry | worthless fellow | wretch | Xanthippe | yogini | Young Turk See Also | antagonise | antagonize | bad hat | beset | chevvy | chevy | chivvy | chivy | cook | demoniac | dibbuk | disagreeable person | displease | dybbuk | eat into | evil spirit | exclaiming | exclamation | fix | fret | get | grate | harass | harry | hassle | incubus | make | mischief-maker | molest | peeve | plague | prepare | provoke | rankle | ready | ruffle | spiritual being | succuba | succubus | supernatural being | trouble maker | troublemaker | troubler | unpleasant person Devil In Webster's Dictionary \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de['o]fol, de['o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel,
Goth. diaba['u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the
devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to
throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr.
gal to fall. Cf. {Diabolic}.]
1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and
spiritual of mankind.
[Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.
--Luke iv. 2.
That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world. --Rev. xii. 9.
2. An evil spirit; a demon.
A dumb man possessed with a devil. --Matt. ix.
32.
3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. ``That devil
Glendower.'' ``The devil drunkenness.'' --Shak.
Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
devil? --John vi. 70.
4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,
ironically, of negation. [Low]
The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a
timepleaser. --Shak.
The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But
wonder how the devil they got there. --Pope.
5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and
excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting
oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir
W. Scott.
6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,
etc.
{Blue devils}. See under {Blue}.
{Cartesian devil}. See under {Cartesian}.
{Devil bird} (Zo["o]l.), one of two or more South African
drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer}, and {E. remifer}),
believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.
{Devil may care}, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used
adjectively. --Longfellow.
{Devil's apron} (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria
saccharina}, and {L. longicruris}) of the Atlantic ocean,
having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat
like an apron.
{Devil's coachhorse}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens}). [Eng.]
(b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus
cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]
{Devil's darning-needle}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Darn}, v. t.
{Devil's fingers}, {Devil's hand} (Zo["o]l.), the common
British starfish ({Asterias rubens}); -- also applied to a
sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]
{Devil's riding-horse} (Zo["o]l.), the American mantis
({Mantis Carolina}).
{The Devil's tattoo}, a drumming with the fingers or feet.
``Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot
heels.'' --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).
{Devil worship}, worship of the power of evil; -- still
practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
forces of nature are of equal power.
{Printer's devil}, the youngest apprentice in a printing
office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing
the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. ``Without fearing the
printer's devil or the sheriff's officer.'' --Macaulay.
{Tasmanian devil} (Zo["o]l.), a very savage carnivorous
marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus, or Diabolus, ursinus}).
{To play devil with}, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
\Dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deviled}or {Devilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deviling}or {Devilling}.] 1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil. 2. To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper. A deviled leg of turkey. --W. Irving. |
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