SELL YOUR SOUL (TO THE DEVIL)

Meaning of SELL YOUR SOUL (TO THE DEVIL) in English

to do anything, even sth bad or dishonest, in return for money, success or power

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOUL — I Immaterial aspect or essence of a person, conjoined with the body during life and separable at death. The concept …
Английский словарь Британика
DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUL — I. ˈsōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English soule, from Old English sāwol, sāwl; akin to Old High German …
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SELL — I. ˈsel verb ( sold ˈsōld ; sold ; selling ; sells ) Etymology: Middle English sellen, from Old English …
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUL — — soullike , adj. /sohl/ , n. 1. the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as …
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SELL — sell 1 — sellable , adj. /sel/ , v. , sold, selling , n. v.t. 1. to transfer (goods) to …
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DEVIL — /dev"euhl/ , n. , v. , deviled, deviling or ( esp. Brit. ) devilled, devilling . n. 1. Theol. a. …
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SOUL — I. ˈsōl noun Etymology: Middle English soule, from Old English sāwol; akin to Old High German sēula soul Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELL — I. ˈsel verb ( sold ˈsōld ; sell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sellan; akin to Old High …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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SOUL — adj sole. 2. soul ·adj sole. 3. soul ·noun a pure or disembodied spirit. 4. soul ·vi to afford suitable …
Webster English vocab
SELL — noun a cell; a house. 2. sell ·noun a saddle for a horse. 3. sell ·noun a throne or lofty …
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DEVIL — noun an evil spirit; a demon. 2. devil ·noun a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. 3. devil ·noun …
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SOUL — [soul] n [ME soule, fr. OE sawol; akin to OHG seula soul] (bef. 12c) 1: the immaterial essence, animating principle, …
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SELL — [sell] vb sold ; sell.ing [ME, fr. OE sellan; akin to OHG sellen to sell, ON sala sale, Gk helein …
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SOUL — in religion and philosophy, the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being, that which confers individuality and humanity, often …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEVIL — (from Greek diabolos, slanderer, or accuser), the spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used for minor demonic spirits, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUL — soul, Soul BrE AmE səʊl ⇨sɒʊl AmE soʊl (= sole) ▷ souls səʊlz ⇨sɒʊlz AmE soʊlz ▶ ˈ soul ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUL — / səʊl; NAmE soʊl/ noun SPIRIT OF PERSON 1. [ C ] the spiritual part of a person, believed to …
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SELL — / sel; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( sold , sold / səʊld; NAmE soʊld/) EXCHANGE FOR MONEY …
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DEVIL — / ˈdevl; NAmE / noun 1. the Devil ( in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions ) the most powerful …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUL — soul S3 W3 /səʊl $ soʊl/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sawol ] 1 . SB’S …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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DEVIL — dev ‧ il S3 /ˈdev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: deofol , from Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUL — n. 1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal. 2 the moral or emotional …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. sold) 1 tr. make over or dispose of in exchange for money. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUL — n. 1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal. 2 the moral or emotional …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELL — v. & n. v. (past and past part. sold) 1 tr. make over or dispose of in exchange for money. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVIL — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUL — n.1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal. 2 the moral or emotional or …
Oxford English vocab
SELL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. sold) 1. tr. make over or dispose of in exchange for money. …
Oxford English vocab
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
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SOUL — ( souls) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your soul is the …
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DEVIL — ( devils) 1. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. = Satan N-PROPER : …
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SOUL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES heart and soul (= all your feelings ) ▪ She loved Peter with all her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
SOUL — (DEEP FEELINGS) [noun] [U] - the quality of a person or work of art which shows or produces deep good …
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DEVIL — [noun] [C] - an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and hornsHieronymus Bosch was a …
Cambridge English vocab
SOUL — n. Immaterial aspect or essence of a person, conjoined with the body during life and separable at death. The concept …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELL — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, advertise, alien, alienate, amortize, argue into, assign, assure, ballyhoo, bark, barter, be convincing, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
DEVIL
Slang English vocab
SOUL — n. Function: noun 1 an animating essence or principle held to be inseparably associated with life or living beings FF1C; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOUL — noun 1. an animating essence or principle held to be inseparably associated with life or living beings philosophers who teach …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELL — INDEX: 1. to sell something 2. to sell illegal goods 3. to sell something to the person who offers the …
Longman Activator English vocab
SELL — n. 25B6; verb they are selling their house : PUT UP FOR SALE, offer for sale, put on sale, dispose …
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SOUL — n. 1 (vital) spirit or force, being, (inner or true) self, essence, psyche, heart, mind, intellect, reason, anima He finally …
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DEVIL
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DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUL — сущ. 5) 1) дух, душа; сердце to save smb.'s soul ≈ спасти чью-л. душу artistic soul ≈ творческая натура immortal …
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