Satan
[seyt-n]
noun
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
Origin of Satan
before 900; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin < Greek Satân, Satán < Hebrew śātān adversary
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Satan
noun
Word Origin for Satan
Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew: plotter, from sātan to plot against
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Note
Note
Satan has been depicted in many ways: as a man with horns, goat hooves, a pointed tail, a pointed beard, and a pitchfork; as a dragon; and sometimes as an angel with large batlike wings.
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