cloven
Parted in two
Cloven means split or divided into two parts.
The word is the past participle of cleave and appears almost exclusively in cloven hoof—the divided foot of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and deer.
Because the devil is traditionally depicted with cloven hooves, the word carries diabolical associations: cloven-footed, a cloven hoof beneath the robe.
Mammal with hooves
- bovineOf the cattle family
- caprineRelating to goats
- ovineOf or like sheep
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
sheep · goat · deer · antelope · pig · bison · buffalo · elk
Separated into portions
- forkedDivided into prongs
- bifurcatedDivided into two branches
- partedDivided or left
- halvedSplit into two
severed · bisected · sundered · rent · dissected · branching · Y-shaped · V-shaped
Evil supernatural entity
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
satyr · Pan · faun · Baphomet · hellish · infernal · diabolical · demonic
Twofold nature
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- divisionSplitting into parts
schism · ambivalence · binary · twofold · separation · human-animal · deception · disguise
ungulate
Mammal with hooves
cattle · sheep · goat · deer · antelope · pig · bison · buffalo · elk · moose
divided
Separated into portions
- forkedDivided into prongs
- bifurcatedDivided into two branches
- partedDivided or left
halved · severed · bisected · sundered · rent · dissected · branching · Y-shaped · V-shaped · divergent
devil
Evil supernatural entity
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
Mephistopheles · satyr · Pan · faun · Baphomet · hellish · infernal · diabolical · demonic · pitchfork
duality
Twofold nature
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
division · schism · ambivalence · binary · twofold · separation · human-animal · deception · disguise · revelation
- garlic clovesIndividual bulb pieces
- cloven hoovesDivided animal feet
- cloven hoofHoof split in two
- clove oilAromatic spice extract
- cloven feetFeet split into sections
- cloven footFoot divided in two
cloves, clove, clove hitch, cloven hooves, cloven-footed, cloven hoof