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, noun

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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

devil

A bad or fallen angel. (See Satan.)

Idioms and Phrases with devil

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