Devil

Quick meaning: Devil meaning (theology) The chief devil; Satan.

Meaning

(theology) The chief devil; Satan.

More Meanings

1. (theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
2. The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
3. A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
4. A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
5. (euphemistic, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.
6. A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
7. (folklore) A man with red or orange skin and a pair of horns on his head, a pointed goatee, and a long tail, who carries a pitchfork, represents evil, and is portrayed to children as a boogeyman who punishes bad behavior.

Example Sentences

What the devil is that?

What in the devil is that?

That math problem was a devil.

You can go to the devil for all I care.

Word Forms

• devel
• devell
• devill
• devils
• deviling
• devilling
• deviled
• devilled

Synonyms for devil

Depending on context, synonyms include Adversary, Antichrist, archfiend, Beast, bogey, cosmocrat.

Antonyms for devil

Common opposites include God, angel, conscience, saint, cakewalk.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include demon, dickens, fiend, daimon, daemon, satan.

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