Archdevil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɑɹt͡ʃˈdɛvəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Archdevil is a noun meaning (theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
Meaning
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
Example Sentences
The bishops in question were described as archdevils, priests of Baal, standard-bearers of the Balaamites, and children of perdition.
They are archdevils. Partake not of anything from their hands. Now I shall sell myself and do this act if only I have thee at my back.
In short, it is purely the work of the devil that they are doing, and especially that of the archdevil, who presides at Muhlhausen, and directs nothing but robbery, murder and bloodshed.
From the context and other parts of the work, we are to understand that the demons here described are the personal friends of our sovereign, and that the archdevil was the mother of our sovereign.
Word Forms
- archdevils
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include devil, archdemon, archfiend, fiend, devilkin, demonism.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.