Devil

  • 31devil — /ˈdɛvəl / (say devuhl) noun 1. (in Jewish, Christian and Islamic theologies) a. (sometimes upper case) the supreme spirit of evil and enemy of God; Satan. b. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humankind both …

  • 32devil — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE, GO TO THE DEVIL, PLAY THE DEVIL WITH, RAISE THE DEVIL, SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 33devil — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE, GO TO THE DEVIL, PLAY THE DEVIL WITH, RAISE THE DEVIL, SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 34devil — n. spirit of evil 1) go to the devil! ( damn you! ) severe reprimand (esp. AE) 2) to catch the devil fellow (colloq.) 3) a lucky; poor devil disturbed state 4) in a devil of a mess misc. 5) where in the devil did she go? * * * …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 35Devil —    In folk traditions, the Devil is sometimes a powerfully evil tempter and destroyer, sometimes a stupid enemy whose plans fail through his own clumsiness, or because he is outwitted by ordinary humans. Broadly speaking, the stupid Devil is… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 36devil — I. noun Etymology: Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol, from Late Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos, literally, slanderer, from diaballein to throw across, slander, from dia + ballein to throw; probably akin to Sanskrit gurate he… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37devil — dev|il [ devl ] noun ** 1. ) the Devil the most powerful evil spirit in many religions such as Christianity and Islam: SATAN a ) count an evil spirit: DEMON: They believed she had been possessed by devils. 2. ) count INFORMAL someone who does not …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 38devil — See: between the devil and the deep blue sea, full of the Old Nick or full of the devil, give the devil his due, go to the devil, play the devil with, raise the devil, speak of the devil and he appears …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 39devil — dev•il [[t]ˈdɛv əl[/t]] n. v. iled, il•ing (esp. brit.) illed, il•ling. 1) rel a) (sometimes cap.) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan b) a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God 2) a wicked, cruel person 3) a clever or mischievous person 4) a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40devil — noun VERB + DEVIL ▪ believe in ▪ Do you believe in the Devil? ▪ worship ▪ be possessed by ▪ He behaved like someone possessed by devils …

    Collocations dictionary