n. Function: noun
1 often capitalized the personal supreme spirit of evil and unrighteousness in Jewish and Christian theology
Synonyms: Apollyon, Beelzebub, ||Cloot(s), ||Clootie, diablo, fiend, Lord Harry, Lucifer, Old Gooseberry, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Satan, serpent
Related Words: cacodemon; dybbuk
Idioms: Prince of Darkness
2 an extremely and malignantly wicked person FF1C; he was a devil who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted FF1E;
Synonyms: Archfiend, demon, fiend, Satan, succubus; compare SCAMP , VILLAIN 1
Related Words: blackguard, caitiff, knave; scoundrel, villain; beast, brute
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Synonyms: SCAMP , enfant terrible, limb, mischief, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, skeezicks, villain