Blake's Devil is a satirical foil who argues against conventional piety in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; he is not the same as Satan.
Greek diabolos, "slanderous" -- the chief evil spirit, a supernatural being subordinate to, and the foe of, God and the tempter of man; any such subordinate beings who rebelled against God and now reside in hell (demons); referred to in the Septuagint as Satan, in the New Testament as the devil. The devil as an individual, demonic angel is often depicted as a man with horns, a tail, and cloven feet. A devilkin is a small devil, or imp. Devilry is a British term for witchcraft or black magic.
A demon or evil spirit. The supreme evil spirit. The word is derived from the Hebriac 'Satan' into the Greek 'Diabolos'.
1. Supreme spirit of evil; an enemy of both God and mankind. 2. Tarot #15:disease, great strength.
A spirit son of God who rebelled against the Father and tried to destroy the agency of man. He is also known as Lucifer or Satan and is the author of sin.
A fallen Angel, purely spiritual, cut off from God due to the sin or rebellion by choice of free will. Other names often used are Evil Spirit, Satan, Beelzebub, Evil One, Legion, Antichrist, Serpent, Lion, Dragon, Beast, Lucifer, Unclean spirit, Demon, Enemy.
A reference to Satan, or one of his demon agents. "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" (Eph. 6:11).
Some Christians believe that the devil is an actual being. Others that 'he' just represents all things that are evil.
A word used in the King James Version to represent either Satan, the primary agent of evil, or an individual demon. See "demon."
(sah-TAHN) n. Satan; Accuser. In the Tanakh, "the satan" appears as a prosecutor in the heavenly court among "the sons of God" (Job 1-2; Zech. 3:1-3) and later as a tempter (1 Chron. 21:1; cf. 2 Sam. 24:1). Although the Hebrew Bible says virtually nothing about Satan's origin, the pseudepigraphal writings contain much legendary material about his fall from heaven and the establishment of a hierarchy of demons and devils. By the time the New Testament was written, Satan was understood to head a kingdom of Evil and to seek the corruption of all people, including the Messiah (Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13). Satan (the "Opposer" or "Adversary") is also "the Evil One" (Matt. 6:13; 13:19; Eph. 6:16; 1 John 2:13; 5:18-19), "the Devil" (Matt. 4:1; 13:39; 25:41; John 8:44; Eph. 4:27), and the primordial serpent who tempted Eve (Rev. 12:9).
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
an agent of evil in human religions
an antithesis of good and God
an innocent and damaged angel
Lucifer or Satan, the leader of the fallen angels banished from Heaven. It is believed by many that a hierarchy exists, as in heaven, of demons and devils with Satan being the leader. Devils are more powerful than demons.
In Jewish and Christian theology, the prince and ruler of the kingdom of evil; any subordinate evil spirit
Satan, the leader of the fallen angels. Called by Jesus the father of lies John 8:44), Satan tempts the faithful to join his rebellion against God. The Greek word for devil means "separator"; he seeks to pull people away from God. Although not evil by nature, the devil turned by his free choice from what was according to nature to what was against it. At the end of time, Christ will judge the devil and his followers and cast them into hell. See Matt. 25:41; Luke 10:18; 1 Pet. 5:8.
An upper level evil spirit working for Lucifer. (Beelzebub, among many)
Slanderer,†“accusing falsely.†From the Greek “diabolos†(Latin: diabolo; Aramaic: Akel Kartza). “Devil†is used to refer to a fallen angel, also called “Satan,†who works to steal, kill, destroy, and do evil. The devilâ€(tm)s doom is certain, and it is only a matter of time before he is thrown into the Lake of Fire, never to escape.
We believe that there is only one power and one presence in the Universe - that we call God. We believe that the nature of God is good. We do not believe that there is an opposing power for evil. We believe evil comes from the mind of man, as people misuse their creative powers. Our own negative thinking, which creates negative results, is the only devil we will encounter.
The Christian and Islamic opposite of God. The devil as an entity was the result of the mis translation of a Hebrew word appearing in the Old Testament, ha-satan, which simply means "adversary." The term was personified by the early Christian Church and its image taken from the Celtic Horned God as a means of frightening people away from the religions of witchcraft. Some Christians contend that all Pagans worship the devil, but since he is a creation of Christian theology, and adopted whole-heartedly by Muslims, one must necessarily be of those faiths to believe in or worship him. The Craft is a pre- Christian religion which has been around much longer than the church or its concept of satan, who was never worshipped as a deity of the Old Religion.
"Evil, a lie, error." He is not an entity, not a person, has no existence. "A belief in sin, sickness, and death." Evil spirits are false beliefs
The word "devil" comes from the Greek "diabolou," which means "one prone to slander; a liar." "Devil" is used to refer to a fallen angel, also called "Satan," who works to steal, kill, destroy, and do evil. The Devil's doom is certain, and it is only a matter of time before he is thrown into the Lake of Fire, never to escape.
in dualistic religions the embodiment of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell. Equated to a large extent in Christianity with Satan and Lucifer. [ Bequest: Bluebeard
(Middle English devel Latin diabolus Greek diabolos, slanderous). 1. Theology: (a) the chief evil spirit, a supernatural being subordinate to and the foe of God, and the tempter of man; Satan; Lucifer; (b) any of such subordinate beings who reside in hell; demon. 2. any very wicked or malevolent person. 3. any person who is mischievous, energetic, reckless, etc. 4. an unlucky, unhappy person (poor devil). 5. anything difficult, hard to operate, control, understand, etc.
a fallen personality who is against God, good, and Christians; sometimes called Satan- a deceiver and tempter
The Devil is a title given to the supernatural entity, who, in Christianity, Islam, and other faiths, is a powerful evil entity and the tempter of humankind. In conservative Christianity, God and the Devil are usually portrayed as fighting over the souls of humans, with the Devil seeking to lure people away from God and into hell. The Devil commands a force of lesser evil spirits, commonly known as demons.
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Devils are an often-powerful variety of monster used as a challenge for the players of the game. Devils are Lawful Evil in alignment and hail from the Nine Hells of Baator. True to their Lawful Evil alignment, the devils are locked into a strict hierarchy (the 2nd Edition AD&D rules suggest that a devil could change its form as it worked its way up the ladder) which culminates with the Archdevils or Lords of the Nine who are the rulers of the different regions of Baator.
Devil is a character in the Tekken fighting game series. He is the final boss for every character in Tekken 2 with the exception of himself. Devil's final boss is Angel.
