devil
[ dev-uhl ]
/ ˈdɛv əl /
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noun
verb (used with object), dev·iled, dev·il·ing or (especially British) dev·illed, dev·il·ling.
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Origin of devil
before 900; Middle English devel,Old English dēofol<Late Latin diabolus<Greek diábolos Satan (Septuagint, NT), literally, slanderer (noun), slanderous (adj.), verbid of diabállein to assault someone's character, literally, to throw across, equivalent to dia-dia- + bállein to throw
OTHER WORDS FROM devil
outdevil, verb (used with object), out·dev·iled, out·dev·il·ing or (especially British) out·dev·illed, out·dev·il·ling.sub·dev·il, nounun·der·dev·il, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for devil
devil
/ (ˈdɛvəl) /
noun
verb -ils, -illing or -illed or US -ils, -iling or -iled
Word Origin for devil
Old English dēofol, from Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos enemy, accuser, slanderer, from diaballein, literally: to throw across, hence, to slander
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Cultural definitions for devil
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