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Old Nick

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Old Nick
n.
The Devil; Satan. See Regional Note at Old Scratch.
Old Nick
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Informal a jocular name for Satan
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Noun1.Old NickOld Nick - (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Beelzebub, Devil, Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, Satan, the Tempter
faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism, Islam, Islamism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"


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He begged Powell to understand that if Captain Anthony chose to strike a bargain with Old Nick to- morrow, and Old Nick were good to the captain, he (Franklin) would find it in his heart to love Old Nick for the captain's sake.
Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context
In my terror and turmoil of mind I could imagine nothing less than that the Old Nick, at the moment of our overturn, had annihilated my wife and jumped into her petticoats.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
If we mean the same gentleman, as I suppose we do,' Hugh rejoined softly, 'I tell you this--he's as good and quick information about everything as--' here he paused and looked round, as if to make sure that the person in question was not within hearing, 'as Old Nick himself.
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