dev·il (d v  l)n. 1. often Devil In many religions, the major personified spirit of evil, ruler of Hell, and foe of God. Used with the. 2. A subordinate evil spirit; a demon. 3. A wicked or malevolent person. 4. A person: a handsome devil; the poor devil. 5. An energetic, mischievous, daring, or clever person. 6. Printing A printer's devil. 7. A device or machine, especially one having teeth or spikes and used for tearing. 8. An outstanding example, especially of something difficult or bad: has a devil of a temper. 9. A severe reprimand or expression of anger: gave me the devil for cutting class. 10. Informal Used as an intensive: Who the devil do you think you are? tr.v. dev·iled or dev·illed, dev·il·ing or dev·il·ling, dev·ils Idioms: 1. To season (food) heavily. 2. To annoy, torment, or harass. 3. To tear up (cloth or rags) in a toothed machine. between the devil and the deep blue sea Between two equally unacceptable choices. full of the devil Very energetic, mischievous, daring, or clever. give the devil his due To give credit to a disagreeable or malevolent person. go to the devil 1. To be unsuccessful; fail. 2. To become depraved. 3. Used in the imperative to express anger or impatience. play the devil with To upset or ruin. the devil take the hindmost Let each person follow self-interest, leaving others to fare as they may. the devil to pay Trouble to be faced as a result of an action: There'll be the devil to pay if you allow the piglets inside the house. [Middle English devel, from Old English d  ofol, from Latin diabolus, from Late Greek diabolos, from Greek, slanderer, from diaballein, to slander : dia-, dia- + ballein, to hurl; see gwel- in Indo-European roots.] |
devil
Noun
1. Theol the Devil the chief spirit of evil and enemy of God
2. any evil spirit
3. a person regarded as wicked
4. a person: lucky devil
5. a person regarded as daring: be a devil!
6. Informal something difficult or annoying
7. between the devil and the deep blue sea between equally undesirable alternatives
8. give the devil his due to acknowledge the talent or success of an unpleasant person
9. talk of the devil! used when an absent person who has been the subject of conversation arrives unexpectedly
10. the devil used as an exclamation to show surprise or annoyance: what the devil is she doing here?
Verb
[-illing, -illed] or US [-iling, -iled]
1. to prepare (food) by coating with a highly flavoured spiced mixture
2. Chiefly Brit to do routine literary work for a lawyer or author [Greek diabolos enemy, accuser]
Devil
a person who denies the existence of the devil.
1. belief in or worship of the devil.
2. Theology. an action aided or prompted by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft. — diabolist, n.
2. Theology. an action aided or prompted by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft. — diabolist, n.
1. the study of the devil.
2. devil lore.
2. devil lore.
the beliefs of the Izedis, a Mesopotamian sect said to worship the devil. Also Yezdism, Yezidism. — Izedi, Yezdi, Yezidi, n.
belief in the existence of only one devil. Cf. polydiabolism.
a Gnostic doctrine that the material world expresses the personality of Satan.
the belief that many devils exist. Cf. monodiabolism.
1. the worship of Satan or evil powers.
2. a parody of Christian ceremonies in which the devil is worshiped. — Satanist, n.
2. a parody of Christian ceremonies in which the devil is worshiped. — Satanist, n.
the appearance of Satan on earth.
Izedism.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Devil - (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hellfaith, 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" |
| 2. |  devil - an evil supernatural being evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women | |
| 3. | devil - a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" exclaiming, exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" | |
| 4. | devil - a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard" bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble | |
| 5. |  devil - a cruel wicked and inhuman person disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable demoniac - someone who acts as if possessed by a demon | |
| Verb | 1. |  devil - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" displease - give displeasure to |
| 2. | devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
devil
noun 4. scamp, monkey (informal) rogue, imp, rascal, tyke (informal) scoundrel, scallywag (informal) mischief-maker, whippersnapper, toerag (slang) pickle Brit. (informal) nointer Austral. (slang) >> the Devil Satan, Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, Old One, Deuce, Old Gentleman (informal) Lord of the Flies, Old Harry (informal) Mephistopheles, Evil One, Beelzebub, Old Nick (informal) Mephisto, Belial, Clootie Scot. deil Scot. Apollyon, Old Scratch (informal) Foul Fiend, Wicked One, archfiend, Old Hornie (informal) Abbadon
Translations
n devil [ˈdevl]
1 the spirit of evil; Satan He does not worship God – he worships the Devil. duiwel, satan شَيْطان дявол ďábel satan; djævel der Teufel διάβολος demonio, diablo saatan شیطان؛ اهریمن saatana diable שָׂטָן शैतान vrag, zloduh ördög setan djöfullinn diavolo 魔王 악마, 사탄 velnias velns; sātans syaitan duivel djevel diabeł diabo diavol дьявол diabol vrag đavo djävul ซาตาน; ปีศาจ şeytan 魔鬼 диявол, сатана شیطان ma quỷ 魔鬼
2 any evil or wicked spirit or person That woman is a devil! duiwel, broesa شَيْطان، شَخْص شِرّير зъл човек démon ond ånd; djævel der Teufel δαίμονας demonio kurat روح پلید؛ دیو piru démon שֵׁד दुष्ट व्यक्ति pokvarena osoba ördög iblis djöfull; óþokki demonio 悪魔 악한 사람 velnias ļaunais gars; velns hantu duivel ond ånd/person, djevel diabeł demónio demon дьявол (во плоти) démon hudič đavo djävul มาร Allahın belâsı kimse, hain 惡鬼 чорт, біс مجسم شر người tai quái 恶鬼
3 a person who is bad or disapproved of She's a lazy devil. duiwel, swernoot شَخْص سَيِّئ човек, когото не одобряваме ďábel, zlý člověk djævel der Teufel άνθρωπος αφιλότιμος, αξιοκαταφρόνητος diablo, demonio põrguline آدم بدجنس و شریر pirulainen diable, diablesse מַמזֵר निन्दा करना, अस्वीकार करना loša osoba dög orang yang tak disukai óþokki, mannfÿla diavolo ひとでなし 맘에 들지 않는 사람 tikras velnias, nevidonas tīrais sliņķis orang yang menyakitkan hati zak, wijf djevel drań estafermo diavol бестия diabol vrag vrag djävel, fan ตัวร้าย it herif, lânet kişi 惡棍 чортиня; чортяка نا پسندیدہ شخص người quỷ quyệt 恶棍
4 an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them. drommel شَخْص مِسْكين / بائِس нещастник ubožák stakkel der Teufel κακομοίρης pobre diablo vaeseke آدم ناموفق یا مغموم raukka pauvre diable מִסכֵּן बेचारा nesretnik szegény ördög orang malang vesalingur povero diavolo かわいそうな人 가련한 사람 žmogelis Nabadziņš! orang yang malang sukkel djevel, krok biedak pobre diabo bietul, săracul бедняга úbožiak revež jadnik djävel, sate วายร้าย zavallı, biçare (kimse) 可憐的傢夥 бідолаха قابل رحم شخص người khốn khổ 可怜的家伙
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