devil
[ dev-uh l ]
/ ˈdɛv əl /
noun
verb (used with object), dev·iled, dev·il·ing or (especially British) dev·illed, dev·il·ling.
Idioms for devil
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
out·dev·il, verb (used with object), out·dev·iled, out·dev·il·ing or (especially British) out·dev·illed, out·dev·il·ling. sub·dev·il, noun un·der·dev·il, nounWords nearby devil
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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
Cultural definitions for devil
Idioms and Phrases with devil
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