Search results
- Dictionarydevil/ˈdɛvl/
noun
- 1. (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan: "belief in the Devil"
- 2. a person with specified characteristics: informal "the cunning old devil" Similar
verb
- 1. act as a junior assistant for a barrister or other professional: informal, dated "there is the possibility of devilling for fellow members of the Bar"
- 2. harass or worry (someone): North American "he was deviled by a new-found fear"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
3 days ago · Satan, [a] also known as the Devil [b] and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an entity in Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood. In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the yetzer hara, or "evil inclination".
6 days ago · Satan, the prince of evil spirits and adversary of God in the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). Satan is traditionally understood as an angel who rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven before the creation of humankind. He was the catalyst for the fall of humanity.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Satan is the prince of evil spirits and adversary of God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Satan is traditionally understood as an angel who reb...
- In the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness after his baptism. There he remains and fa...
- In the Book of Job Satan is an adversary who argues to God that Job is righteous only because of his prosperous life. God allows Satan to inflict a...
- In John Milton’s Paradise Lost Satan is portrayed as proud, manipulative, and vengeful against God, whom he sees as a powerful oppressor. Some Roma...
Jun 11, 2024 · The Real Devil analyzes Bible teaching about the devil, satan and demons, concluding that ‘satan’ [‘adversary’] and ‘devil’ [‘false accuser’] do not refer to a personal satan, dragon, or spirit being; but rather to any opposing force, and often to the power of sin and evil.
People also ask
Is the Devil a personification of evil?
Who is the Devil in the Bible?
What does the Devil represent in the Bible?
What does 'Satan' mean?
5 days ago · Demon - Wikipedia. Bronze statuette of the Assyro-Babylonian demon king Pazuzu, c. 800–700 BCE, Louvre. A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity.
4 days ago · Christianity - Satan, Origin, Evil: In the Bible, especially the New Testament, Satan (the Devil) comes to appear as the representative of evil. Enlightenment thinkers endeavoured to push the figure of the Devil out of Christian consciousness as being a product of the fantasy of the Middle Ages.
5 days ago · In Christianity, the Devil is the personification of evil. He is traditionally held to have rebelled against God in an attempt to become equal to God himself. [a] He is depicted as a fallen angel, who was expelled from Heaven at the beginning of time, before God created the material world, and is in constant opposition to God.
Jun 20, 2024 · Angels and demons are, respectively, any benevolent or malevolent spiritual beings that mediate between the transcendent and temporal realms. They are among various spiritual beings, powers, and principles that mediate between the realm of the sacred or holy and the profane realm of time, space, and cause and effect.
