the devil
Tempter with horns
The devil is the supreme evil spirit in Christian and related traditions—Satan, the adversary of God.
The term appears in oaths and exclamations: what the devil, the devil you say, speak of the devil.
To play devil's advocate is to argue a position you don't hold.
The devil is in the details warns that small things cause problems.
Between the devil and the deep blue sea describes an impossible choice.
Give the devil his due means acknowledging merit even in an enemy.
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
- BaalAncient Canaanite deity
Lilith · Leviathan · fallen angel · Prince of Darkness · Old Scratch · archfiend · antichrist · demon king
Eternal punishment by flame
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- perditionEternal spiritual ruin
- damnationEternal punishment decree
underworld · abyss · Gehenna · Tartarus · Hades · Netherworld · eternal torment · lake of fire
Moral corruption or evil
- malevolenceActive ill will
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
villainy · sin · darkness · malice · vice · immorality · temptation · possession
Urge toward the unwise
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- enticementSomething that attracts
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
- bargainFavorable purchase price
Faustian · deal · persuasion · corruption · lure · deception · whisper · manipulation
Satan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
Baal · Lilith · Leviathan · fallen angel · Prince of Darkness · Old Scratch · archfiend · antichrist · demon king
hellfire
Eternal punishment by flame
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- perditionEternal spiritual ruin
damnation · underworld · abyss · Gehenna · Tartarus · Hades · Netherworld · eternal torment · lake of fire · pit
wickedness
Moral corruption or evil
- malevolenceActive ill will
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- depravityProfound moral corruption
iniquity · villainy · sin · darkness · malice · vice · immorality · temptation · possession · unholy
temptation
Urge toward the unwise
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- enticementSomething that attracts
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
bargain · Faustian · deal · persuasion · corruption · lure · deception · whisper · manipulation · beguilement
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
wily · sly · deceiver · illusion · mischief · scheme · ruse · snare · trap · guile
fallen
Having dropped down
- cast outForcibly remove or expel
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
rebellion · revolt · heaven · angel · Prometheus · anti-hero · Paradise Lost · hubris · arrogance · free will
- Demonsdemons, demon, devils, fiends, Lucifer
- Russian Devilsdemons, devils, Satan, demonic possession, evil spirits
- Gothic horrorghost story, haunted houses, Dracula, vampires, Frankenstein
- Tarottarot, tarot cards, tarot reading, major arcana, arcana
- horned godsPan, Amun, goat god, Hathor
- old exclamationszounds, gadzooks, egad, egads, forsooth
the devilGod
Supreme spiritual authority
angels · archangels · the Almighty · Jesus Christ · guardian angels
devil, devilish, devilry, bedevil, diabolical, deviled, deviling, deviltry, diabolic