Old Scratch
Folksy devil name
Old Scratch is a folksy, somewhat playful name for the Devil, used especially in American English and associated with rural or old-fashioned speech.
The name appears in literature and folklore, often depicting Satan as a cunning trickster rather than a terrifying demon.
The old-timers used to say Old Scratch would come for liars and cheats.
It carries a tone of superstitious familiarity rather than religious dread.
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
- Prince of DarknessSatan's formal title
Profound moral wickedness
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
depraved · malicious · demonic · infernal · satanic · cruel · tempter · deceiver
Evil supernatural entity
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- hellfireEternal punishment by flame
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
fiddle contest · trickster · shapeshifter · deal · pact · temptation · Faust · Daniel Webster
Satan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
Prince of Darkness · Antichrist · Father of Lies · Archfiend · Dark Angel
evil
Profound moral wickedness
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
corrupt · depraved · malicious · demonic · infernal · satanic · cruel · tempter · deceiver · corrupter
devil
Evil supernatural entity
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- hellfireEternal punishment by flame
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
crossroads · fiddle contest · trickster · shapeshifter · deal · pact · temptation · Faust · Daniel Webster · Georgia
hell
Underworld of suffering
- underworldRealm of the departed
- perditionEternal spiritual ruin
- damnationEternal punishment decree
inferno · Hades · pit · abyss · brimstone · fire · torment · eternal · fallen · sulfur
Old ScratchGod
Supreme spiritual authority
the Almighty · Jehovah · Yahweh · archangel · angel
Old ScratchProvidence
God's protective care personified
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