n
The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;
n
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
n
(religion, Christianity) The Devil; Satan.
n
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
n
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon. [A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).]
n
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon. [A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).]
adj
(rare) Composed of both good and evil.
adj
Of or relating to Ahriman.
n
(rare) A devil, king of the eastern portion of Hell in medieval demonology.
adj
(demonology) Of or pertaining to Apollyon.
n
UK standard spelling of arbor.
n
Alternative spelling of archfiend [A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).]
n
(religion) One who orchestrates deception, especially the Devil.
n
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
n
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
n
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
adj
(rare) Of or relating to an archdevil.
n
A prince of demons, commonly representing lust.
v
(transitive, rare) to bedevil
n
A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha.
adj
Of or relating to the demon Belial.
n
Alternative form of Belial [A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha.]
n
A demon who is one of the traditional seven princes of Hell. He seduces people by suggesting to them ingenious inventions that will make them rich.
n
A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
adj
(by extension, of a person) evil
n
The pathological belief that one is inhabited, or possessed, by an evil spirit or entity.
n
Alternative spelling of cacodaemon [A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).]
adj
Of or relating to the monster Caliban in Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
n
(fiction) A torturous demon creature made famous by the Hellraiser series.
n
(fantasy, science fiction) In the Warhammer franchise, a demonic antagonist that sends demons, monsters, warriors, and beasts to wage war on the games' setting.
adj
Alternative spelling of Cisatlantic [Situated on the same side of the Atlantic Ocean.]
n
A higher power who is responsible for various anomalous phenomena on Earth, said manifestations being of a perverse and black-humoured nature.
n
(fantasy fiction) The name of a demon, found in several different works of fiction by several different authors. Named in reference to Aleister Crowley, a famous 19th-century occultist.
n
An idea depicted as an entity.
adj
Alternative spelling of demoniac [Possessed or controlled by a demon.]
adj
Alternative form of demonic [Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.]
adj
Of or relating to daemons; diabolical.
n
Alternative form of demonism [(uncountable) Belief in, or worship of demons or devils.]
n
(Zoroastrianism) A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.
adj
In the way of a daimon; befitting a demon; fiendish.
n
Alternative form of demonology [The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.]
n
Alternative form of daeva [(Zoroastrianism) A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.]
n
(humorous) Used as a title or name for an evil person.
n
A powerful individual or force, particularly one that is seen as malevolent, dominating and threatening.
n
Pronunciation spelling of devil. [(theology) The chief devil; Satan.]
n
(African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of devil. [(theology) The chief devil; Satan.]
n
(usually preceded by "the") Another name for Satan.
n
Alternative spelling of daeva [(Zoroastrianism) A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.]
n
An evil and fearsome creature.
n
Alternative form of demilich [(fantasy, roleplaying, games) A type of lich, a type of undead.]
n
A partially divine being; a demigod or demigoddess.
n
(fantasy, roleplaying, games) A type of lich, a type of undead.
n
(by extension) A group having little respect or reputation.
n
(Gnosticism) A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.
n
A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo; an incubus.
n
(now chiefly historical) A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.
n
A medicine used to exorcize a demon.
adj
Possessed or controlled by a demon.
adj
Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish, demonic, fiendish.
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to a demon.
n
(now rare) Possession by a demon or demons.
n
Alternative form of demonianism [(now rare) Possession by a demon or demons.]
adj
Pertaining to dæmons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.
n
A remedy to drive out demons.
adj
(occult, often Chinese mysticism) Of, relating to, or resembling a demonifuge.
adj
Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
n
(countable) An act or event attributed to demons or devils; an evil act.
n
A believer in, or worshipper of, demons.
adj
Capable of being demonized.
n
Someone who identifies as a demon or demon-like being.
adj
Resembling a demon in form or action
n
The knowledge, study, science, or history of demons; demonology.
adj
Of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic.
n
A government by or of (supernatural) demons, such as the government which in some mythologies exists in Hell.
n
A bestiary dealing with demons.
n
One who worships demons.
adj
Relating to, or taking part in, demonolatry; demon-worshipping.
n
One versed in demonology.
adj
Of or pertaining to demonology.
adv
In terms of demonology.
n
(rare) A battle between or against demons or devils.
n
(rare) Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black magic.
n
A delusion that one is possessed by devils.
n
One who suffers from or is characterized by demonomania; one who has an unnatural fear of demons or has the delusion that they are possessed by them.
n
(archaic) One in subjection to a demon or demons.
n
demonomania (delusion of possession by devils)
n
demonic activity, influence, or possession
n
(fantasy) demonic creatures; hellspawn
adj
Having characteristics of a demonym.
n
(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.
n
(Armenian mythology) A monster, dragon, serpent, or giant.
n
(theology) The chief devil; Satan.
adv
(dated, colloquial) Not at all; not in the least.
n
(Australia) An evil spirit in traditional Aboriginal belief.
n
(idiomatic) A person or thing that appears to be good, honest, or upstanding, but is inherently nasty, evil, or damaging.
n
(informal, music) The tritone.
n
(obsolete) shoddy made by a machine called the devil
adj
Particularly devilish; highly unpleasant or evil.
n
Synonym of devil's books
n
A set of three things considered dangerous.
n
Knowledge, study, doctrine, or history regarding devils and/or demons; demonology.
adj
Plagued or dominated by the devil or devils.
n
(archaic) A little devil.
adj
Characteristic of a devil.
n
(archaic) The character or doctrines of the Devil or devils; devilry.
n
The totality of all devils as a whole; devils collectively.
n
Obsolete spelling of devil [(theology) The chief devil; Satan.]
adj
Like a devil; diabolical.
n
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
n
An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
n
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
adj
In manner, like the devil; characterised or marked by devilry; (by extension) causing mischief or trouble; problematic
n
(attempted) summoning of the Devil
n
(Southwestern US) the devil
adj
Showing wickedness typical of a devil.
adj
Of or concerning the devil; satanic.
adj
Obsolete form of diabolic. [Showing wickedness typical of a devil.]
n
(countable) Character, action, utterances, creative works, behavior or principles appropriate to the devil.
adj
Of or pertaining to diabolism.
v
(archaic) to represent as diabolical
n
(archaic) A book of sayings and quotations attributed to Satan.
n
The study of the Devil in religion.
n
(music) Synonym of tritone
n
Obsolete spelling of devil [(theology) The chief devil; Satan.]
n
A small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.
n
(mythology, Judaism) A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person.
n
Alternative spelling of daemon [An idea depicted as an entity.]
adj
Alternative spelling of demoniac [Possessed or controlled by a demon.]
adj
Obsolete form of demoniacal. [Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish, demonic, fiendish.]
adj
Alternative spelling of demonic [Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.]
n
Alternative spelling of demonism [(uncountable) Belief in, or worship of demons or devils.]
n
Obsolete spelling of demonolatry [Worship of demons.]
n
Alternative spelling of demonomania [An unnatural fear of devils and Hell.]
n
A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.
n
The spirit each person is believed to have in attendance, according to certain religious or mythological traditions, which tries to negatively influence him, and is opposed by his good genius; loosely, someone who is a bad influence.
n
(biblical) The Devil; Satan; Lucifer.
n
(rare) An evil person; one who performs evil acts or promotes an evil ideology.
n
(witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
n
A magician and alchemist of German lore who sold his soul to the Devil for knowledge and power.
n
(religious, archaic) The enemy of mankind, specifically, the Devil; Satan.
adj
(now rare) Like a fiend; devilish.
n
(idiomatic, sociology) A person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.
n
(China, archaic, derogatory) A foreigner.
adj
Characterised by troublemaking or mischievousness; ornery; hard to handle
n
Great demons or devils of the ancient Mesopotamian Underworld.
v
To figuratively go to a bad or unpleasant place or situation; used in expressions of contempt or angry dismissal.
n
a small whirlwind, usually of short duration, that swirls hay pieces and parts to great heights
n
A male devil (as opposed to a she-devil, female devil).
n
(Gnosticism) A group of seven world-creating archons (supernatural beings) often regarded as somewhat hostile; also, a term of address for the Demiurge (“a being sometimes seen as the creator of evil”).
n
A person who is cruel and wicked, like a devil.
n
Alternative form of Iblis [(Islam) Satan; the Devil.]
n
(chiefly fiction and mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2).
adj
Diabolical or fiendish.
n
(Caribbean) The devil as represented in a costume
n
A destructive possessing spirit according to the beliefs of parts of South America.
n
(Japanese mythology) A tortoise-like demon or imp.
n
(obsolete) Alternative form of kill-devil [(obsolete) Rum]
n
The spirits or ghosts of the dead in the Roman mythology, considered as troublesome unless exorcised or appeased.
n
(mythology) A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death.
n
(colloquial) A wicked or mischievous child.
n
Someone with astounding good luck.
adj
Of, or pertaining to a maenad; frenzied.
n
The evil spirit who causes such a disorder.
n
The eighth circle of Hell in the Divine Comedy
adj
(by extension) That utilizes dark and light to represent good and evil.
n
(historical) mental punishments in the Indosphere, such as being cursed
n
(Buddhism) Any malicious or evil spirit.
n
(obsolete or historical) A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.
n
The Devil to whom Faust sold his soul in the legend.
adj
Alternative form of Mephistophelean [Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.]
n
(euphemistic) The Devil; used as an expletive.
n
(computing, programming, slang, humorous, mostly plural) Unexpected behavior of a compiled program as a result of source code that employs an undefined construct.
n
(archaic) Tasmanian devil
n
(Scotland, archaic) The Devil; Satan.
n
A demon, thought to be active at the noon hour, that inclines its victims (usually monastics) to restlessness, excitability and inattention to their duties. Used as a synonym for acedia (Greek ακηδία (akidía)).
adj
Influenced or controlled by evil spirits, but less than possessed in that the spirits do not actually reside in the victim.
n
Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.
n
(euphemistic) The Devil.
n
(chiefly Midland US, Southern US) The Devil.
v
(transitive) To surpass in devilry.
adj
controlled by evil spirits.
n
(uncountable) Satan; the Devil.
n
(dated) An apprentice printer.
n
(obsolete) The devil; Satan.
n
(Indian mythology) A member of a race of mythical fanged demons that eat human flesh and blood, somewhat like vampires.
n
A book supposedly belonging to the devil and containing the signatures of those in league with him.
n
Something that is perceived to be a root cause of all the world's evil.
n
(chiefly Midland US, Southern US) The Devil.
n
A person or animal regarded as particularly malignant, detestable, or evil; used as an epithet or as a name for an animal.
adj
Evil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical.
n
inherent evilness; Satan-like quality.
n
An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon, or the state of being thus possessed.
n
(Islam) A demon; a devil.
n
(literally) A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil).
n
An evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork.
n
A devil representing a person's temptations in works of fiction, portrayed as sitting on one shoulder while a shoulder angel occupies the other.
n
(archaic, colloquial) A chimney sweep's young assistant who was sent up chimneys to clean them.
n
(obsolete) The Devil; Satan.
n
(slang, Australia, New Zealand) the Tasmanian devil, a marsupial native to the island of Tasmania
n
Alternative form of Tassie devil [(slang, Australia, New Zealand) the Tasmanian devil, a marsupial native to the island of Tasmania]
adv
(idiomatic) Used to add emphasis to a question or statement.
adv
(euphemistic) The devil.
n
The moloch (Moloch horridus)
n
A lesser or subordinate devil.
adj
Reminiscent of voodoo; dark and sinister, magical, etc.
n
(archaic) a companion devil
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