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devil English

Meaning devil meaning

What does devil mean?

Definitions in simple English

devil Noun

— A devil is an evil monster, god, or mythological being. — If you say someone is a poor devil, you mean a poor person.

devil Proper noun

— The Devil is the enemy or God and all people. The devil is the leader or source of evil. — If someone is called the Devil it means they are a bad person. Usually this is used playfully and not seriously.

devil

— noun an evil supernatural being — noun (= deuce, dickens) a word used in exclamations of confusion what the devil the deuce with it the dickens you say — noun (= hellion) a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) he chased the young hellions out of his yard — verb coat or stuff with a spicy paste devilled eggs — noun (= monster) a cruel wicked and inhuman person — verb (= bother, irritate) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

Devil

— noun (= Satan) (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

Synonyms devil synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as devil?

devil English » English

demon Satan evil spirit fiend ghost satan goblin monster deuce imp spirit vampire vex ogre god get to false god daemon bastard bad spirit annoy Lucifer Daeva shaitan rile rag nettle nark irritate gravel get at genie evil dickens chafe bother Devil wicked person vile tease rogue nat incubus hellion heller giant ghoul ghost bat foul demons

Devil English » English

Satan devil Prince of Darkness Old Nick Lucifer the Tempter Beelzebub warlock shaitan satan fiend demon archfiend Satanas Father of Lies Evil One Archenemy Adversary

Topics devil topics

What do people use devil to talk about?

Social behavior Religion

Supernatural being

What types of evil supernatural beings are there?

demon devil Satan the Devil Beelzebub

Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind

What words refer to a wind that moves in a circle?

whirlwind tornado twister dust devil funnel waterspout

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals Mammal

Marsupial

What species of marsupials are there?

opossum possum kangaroo wallaby Tasmanian devil wombat

Conjugation devil conjugation

How do you conjugate devil?

devil · verb

Present I devil

Positive I devil

Singular

1st person I devil

2nd person you devil

3rd person he/she/it devils

Plural

1st person we devil

2nd person you devil

3rd person they devil

Negative I don't devil

Singular

1st person I don't devil I do not devil

2nd person you don't devil you do not devil

3rd person he/she/it doesn't devil he/she/it does not devil

Plural

1st person we don't devil we do not devil

2nd person you don't devil you do not devil

3rd person they don't devil they do not devil

Question do I devil?

Singular

1st person do I devil?

2nd person do you devil?

3rd person does he/she/it devil?

Plural

1st person do we devil?

2nd person do you devil?

3rd person do they devil?

Negative question don't I devil?

Singular

1st person don't I devil? do I not devil?

2nd person don't you devil? do you not devil?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it devil? does he/she/it not devil?

Plural

1st person don't we devil? do we not devil?

2nd person don't you devil? do you not devil?

3rd person don't they devil? do they not devil?

Past I deviled

Positive I deviled

Singular

1st person I deviled I devilled

2nd person you deviled you devilled

3rd person he/she/it deviled he/she/it devilled

Plural

1st person we deviled we devilled

2nd person you deviled you devilled

3rd person they deviled they devilled

Negative I didn't devil

Singular

1st person I didn't devil I did not devil

2nd person you didn't devil you did not devil

3rd person he/she/it didn't devil he/she/it did not devil

Plural

1st person we didn't devil we did not devil

2nd person you didn't devil you did not devil

3rd person they didn't devil they did not devil

Question did I devil?

Singular

1st person did I devil?

2nd person did you devil?

3rd person did he/she/it devil?

Plural

1st person did we devil?

2nd person did you devil?

3rd person did they devil?

Negative question didn't I devil?

Singular

1st person didn't I devil? did I not devil?

2nd person didn't you devil? did you not devil?

3rd person didn't he/she/it devil? did he/she/it not devil?

Plural

1st person didn't we devil? did we not devil?

2nd person didn't you devil? did you not devil?

3rd person didn't they devil? did they not devil?

Future I'll devil

Positive I'll devil

Singular

1st person I'll devil I will devil

2nd person you'll devil you will devil

3rd person he/she/it'll devil he/she/it will devil

Plural

1st person we'll devil we will devil

2nd person you'll devil you will devil

3rd person they'll devil they will devil

Negative I won't devil

Singular

1st person I won't devil I will not devil

2nd person you won't devil you will not devil

3rd person he/she/it won't devil he/she/it will not devil

Plural

1st person we won't devil we will not devil

2nd person you won't devil you will not devil

3rd person they won't devil they will not devil

Question will I devil?

Singular

1st person will I devil?

2nd person will you devil?

3rd person will he/she/it devil?

Plural

1st person will we devil?

2nd person will you devil?

3rd person will they devil?

Negative question won't I devil?

Singular

1st person won't I devil? will I not devil?

2nd person won't you devil? will you not devil?

3rd person won't he/she/it devil? will he/she/it not devil?

Plural

1st person won't we devil? will we not devil?

2nd person won't you devil? will you not devil?

3rd person won't they devil? will they not devil?

Conditional I'd devil

Positive I'd devil

Singular

1st person I'd devil I would devil

2nd person you'd devil you would devil

3rd person he/she/it'd devil he/she/it would devil

Plural

1st person we'd devil we would devil

2nd person you'd devil you would devil

3rd person they'd devil they would devil

Negative I wouldn't devil

Singular

1st person I wouldn't devil I would not devil

2nd person you wouldn't devil you would not devil

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't devil he/she/it would not devil

Plural

1st person we wouldn't devil we would not devil

2nd person you wouldn't devil you would not devil

3rd person they wouldn't devil they would not devil

Question would I devil?

Singular

1st person would I devil?

2nd person would you devil?

3rd person would he/she/it devil?

Plural

1st person would we devil?

2nd person would you devil?

3rd person would they devil?

Negative question wouldn't I devil?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I devil? would I not devil?

2nd person wouldn't you devil? would you not devil?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it devil? would he/she/it not devil?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we devil? would we not devil?

2nd person wouldn't you devil? would you not devil?

3rd person wouldn't they devil? would they not devil?

Present continuous I'm deviling

Positive I'm deviling

Singular

1st person I'm deviling I'm devilling I am deviling I am devilling

2nd person you're deviling you're devilling you are deviling you are devilling

3rd person he/she/it's deviling he/she/it's devilling he/she/it is deviling he/she/it is devilling

Plural

1st person we're deviling we're devilling we are deviling we are devilling

2nd person you're deviling you're devilling you are deviling you are devilling

3rd person they're deviling they're devilling they are deviling they are devilling

Negative I'm not deviling

Singular

1st person I'm not deviling I'm not devilling I am not deviling I am not devilling

2nd person you aren't deviling you aren't devilling you're not deviling you're not devilling you are not deviling you are not devilling

3rd person he/she/it isn't deviling he/she/it isn't devilling he/she/it's not deviling he/she/it's not devilling he/she/it is not deviling he/she/it is not devilling

Plural

1st person we aren't deviling we aren't devilling we're not deviling we're not devilling we are not deviling we are not devilling

2nd person you aren't deviling you aren't devilling you're not deviling you're not devilling you are not deviling you are not devilling

3rd person they aren't deviling they aren't devilling they're not deviling they're not devilling they are not deviling they are not devilling

Question am I deviling?

Singular

1st person am I deviling? am I devilling?

2nd person are you deviling? are you devilling?

3rd person is he/she/it deviling? is he/she/it devilling?

Plural

1st person are we deviling? are we devilling?

2nd person are you deviling? are you devilling?

3rd person are they deviling? are they devilling?

Negative question aren't I deviling?

Singular

1st person aren't I deviling? aren't I devilling? am I not deviling? am I not devilling?

2nd person aren't you deviling? aren't you devilling? are you not deviling? are you not devilling?

3rd person isn't he/she/it deviling? isn't he/she/it devilling? is he/she/it not deviling? is he/she/it not devilling?

Plural

1st person aren't we deviling? aren't we devilling? are we not deviling? are we not devilling?

2nd person aren't you deviling? aren't you devilling? are you not deviling? are you not devilling?

3rd person aren't they deviling? aren't they devilling? are they not deviling? are they not devilling?

Past continuous I was deviling

Positive I was deviling

Singular

1st person I was deviling I was devilling

2nd person you were deviling you were devilling

3rd person he/she/it was deviling he/she/it was devilling

Plural

1st person we were deviling we were devilling

2nd person you were deviling you were devilling

3rd person they were deviling they were devilling

Negative I wasn't deviling

Singular

1st person I wasn't deviling I wasn't devilling I was not deviling I was not devilling

2nd person you weren't deviling you weren't devilling you were not deviling you were not devilling

3rd person he/she/it wasn't deviling he/she/it wasn't devilling he/she/it was not deviling he/she/it was not devilling

Plural

1st person we weren't deviling we weren't devilling we were not deviling we were not devilling

2nd person you weren't deviling you weren't devilling you were not deviling you were not devilling

3rd person they weren't deviling they weren't devilling they were not deviling they were not devilling

Question was I deviling?

Singular

1st person was I deviling? was I devilling?

2nd person were you deviling? were you devilling?

3rd person was he/she/it deviling? was he/she/it devilling?

Plural

1st person were we deviling? were we devilling?

2nd person were you deviling? were you devilling?

3rd person were they deviling? were they devilling?

Negative question wasn't I deviling?

Singular

1st person wasn't I deviling? wasn't I devilling? was I not deviling? was I not devilling?

2nd person weren't you deviling? weren't you devilling? were you not deviling? were you not devilling?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it deviling? wasn't he/she/it devilling? was he/she/it not deviling? was he/she/it not devilling?

Plural

1st person weren't we deviling? weren't we devilling? were we not deviling? were we not devilling?

2nd person weren't you deviling? weren't you devilling? were you not deviling? were you not devilling?

3rd person weren't they deviling? weren't they devilling? were they not deviling? were they not devilling?

Future continuous I'll be deviling

Positive I'll be deviling

Singular

1st person I'll be deviling I'll be devilling I will be deviling I will be devilling

2nd person you'll be deviling you'll be devilling you will be deviling you will be devilling

3rd person he/she/it'll be deviling he/she/it'll be devilling he/she/it will be deviling he/she/it will be devilling

Plural

1st person we'll be deviling we'll be devilling we will be deviling we will be devilling

2nd person you'll be deviling you'll be devilling you will be deviling you will be devilling

3rd person they'll be deviling they'll be devilling they will be deviling they will be devilling

Negative I won't be deviling

Singular

1st person I won't be deviling I won't be devilling I will not be deviling I will not be devilling

2nd person you won't be deviling you won't be devilling you will not be deviling you will not be devilling

3rd person he/she/it won't be deviling he/she/it won't be devilling he/she/it will not be deviling he/she/it will not be devilling

Plural

1st person we won't be deviling we won't be devilling we will not be deviling we will not be devilling

2nd person you won't be deviling you won't be devilling you will not be deviling you will not be devilling

3rd person they won't be deviling they won't be devilling they will not be deviling they will not be devilling

Question will I be deviling?

Singular

1st person will I be deviling? will I be devilling?

2nd person will you be deviling? will you be devilling?

3rd person will he/she/it be deviling? will he/she/it be devilling?

Plural

1st person will we be deviling? will we be devilling?

2nd person will you be deviling? will you be devilling?

3rd person will they be deviling? will they be devilling?

Negative question won't I be deviling?

Singular

1st person won't I be deviling? won't I be devilling? will I not be deviling? will I not be devilling?

2nd person won't you be deviling? won't you be devilling? will you not be deviling? will you not be devilling?

3rd person won't he/she/it be deviling? won't he/she/it be devilling? will he/she/it not be deviling? will he/she/it not be devilling?

Plural

1st person won't we be deviling? won't we be devilling? will we not be deviling? will we not be devilling?

2nd person won't you be deviling? won't you be devilling? will you not be deviling? will you not be devilling?

3rd person won't they be deviling? won't they be devilling? will they not be deviling? will they not be devilling?

Conditional continuous I'd be deviling

Positive I'd be deviling

Singular

1st person I'd be deviling I'd be devilling I would be deviling I would be devilling

2nd person you'd be deviling you'd be devilling you would be deviling you would be devilling

3rd person he/she/it'd be deviling he/she/it'd be devilling he/she/it would be deviling he/she/it would be devilling

Plural

1st person we'd be deviling we'd be devilling we would be deviling we would be devilling

2nd person you'd be deviling you'd be devilling you would be deviling you would be devilling

3rd person they'd be deviling they'd be devilling they would be deviling they would be devilling

Negative I wouldn't be deviling

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be deviling I wouldn't be devilling I would not be deviling I would not be devilling

2nd person you wouldn't be deviling you wouldn't be devilling you would not be deviling you would not be devilling

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be deviling he/she/it wouldn't be devilling he/she/it would not be deviling he/she/it would not be devilling

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be deviling we wouldn't be devilling we would not be deviling we would not be devilling

2nd person you wouldn't be deviling you wouldn't be devilling you would not be deviling you would not be devilling

3rd person they wouldn't be deviling they wouldn't be devilling they would not be deviling they would not be devilling

Question would I be deviling?

Singular

1st person would I be deviling? would I be devilling?

2nd person would you be deviling? would you be devilling?

3rd person would he/she/it be deviling? would he/she/it be devilling?

Plural

1st person would we be deviling? would we be devilling?

2nd person would you be deviling? would you be devilling?

3rd person would they be deviling? would they be devilling?

Negative question wouldn't I be deviling?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be deviling? wouldn't I be devilling? would I not be deviling? would I not be devilling?

2nd person wouldn't you be deviling? wouldn't you be devilling? would you not be deviling? would you not be devilling?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be deviling? wouldn't he/she/it be devilling? would he/she/it not be deviling? would he/she/it not be devilling?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be deviling? wouldn't we be devilling? would we not be deviling? would we not be devilling?

2nd person wouldn't you be deviling? wouldn't you be devilling? would you not be deviling? would you not be devilling?

3rd person wouldn't they be deviling? wouldn't they be devilling? would they not be deviling? would they not be devilling?

Present perfect I've deviled

Positive I've deviled

Singular

1st person I've deviled I've devilled I have deviled I have devilled

2nd person you've deviled you've devilled you have deviled you have devilled

3rd person he/she/it's deviled he/she/it's devilled he/she/it has deviled he/she/it has devilled

Plural

1st person we've deviled we've devilled we have deviled we have devilled

2nd person you've deviled you've devilled you have deviled you have devilled

3rd person they've deviled they've devilled they have deviled they have devilled

Negative I haven't deviled

Singular

1st person I haven't deviled I haven't devilled I have not deviled I have not devilled

2nd person you haven't deviled you haven't devilled you have not deviled you have not devilled

3rd person he/she/it hasn't deviled he/she/it hasn't devilled he/she/it has not deviled he/she/it has not devilled

Plural

1st person we haven't deviled we haven't devilled we have not deviled we have not devilled

2nd person you haven't deviled you haven't devilled you have not deviled you have not devilled

3rd person they haven't deviled they haven't devilled they have not deviled they have not devilled

Question have I deviled?

Singular

1st person have I deviled? have I devilled?

2nd person have you deviled? have you devilled?

3rd person has he/she/it deviled? has he/she/it devilled?

Plural

1st person have we deviled? have we devilled?

2nd person have you deviled? have you devilled?

3rd person have they deviled? have they devilled?

Negative question haven't I deviled?

Singular

1st person haven't I deviled? haven't I devilled? have I not deviled? have I not devilled?

2nd person haven't you deviled? haven't you devilled? have you not deviled? have you not devilled?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it deviled? hasn't he/she/it devilled? has he/she/it not deviled? has he/she/it not devilled?

Plural

1st person haven't we deviled? haven't we devilled? have we not deviled? have we not devilled?

2nd person haven't you deviled? haven't you devilled? have you not deviled? have you not devilled?

3rd person haven't they deviled? haven't they devilled? have they not deviled? have they not devilled?

Past perfect I had deviled

Positive I had deviled

Singular

1st person I had deviled I had devilled

2nd person you had deviled you had devilled

3rd person he/she/it had deviled he/she/it had devilled

Plural

1st person we had deviled we had devilled

2nd person you had deviled you had devilled

3rd person they had deviled they had devilled

Negative I hadn't deviled

Singular

1st person I hadn't deviled I hadn't devilled I had not deviled I had not devilled

2nd person you hadn't deviled you hadn't devilled you had not deviled you had not devilled

3rd person he/she/it hadn't deviled he/she/it hadn't devilled he/she/it had not deviled he/she/it had not devilled

Plural

1st person we hadn't deviled we hadn't devilled we had not deviled we had not devilled

2nd person you hadn't deviled you hadn't devilled you had not deviled you had not devilled

3rd person they hadn't deviled they hadn't devilled they had not deviled they had not devilled

Question had I deviled?

Singular

1st person had I deviled? had I devilled?

2nd person had you deviled? had you devilled?

3rd person had he/she/it deviled? had he/she/it devilled?

Plural

1st person had we deviled? had we devilled?

2nd person had you deviled? had you devilled?

3rd person had they deviled? had they devilled?

Negative question hadn't I deviled?

Singular

1st person hadn't I deviled? hadn't I devilled? had I not deviled? had I not devilled?

2nd person hadn't you deviled? hadn't you devilled? had you not deviled? had you not devilled?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it deviled? hadn't he/she/it devilled? had he/she/it not deviled? had he/she/it not devilled?

Plural

1st person hadn't we deviled? hadn't we devilled? had we not deviled? had we not devilled?

2nd person hadn't you deviled? hadn't you devilled? had you not deviled? had you not devilled?

3rd person hadn't they deviled? hadn't they devilled? had they not deviled? had they not devilled?

Future perfect I'll have deviled

Positive I'll have deviled

Singular

1st person I'll have deviled I'll have devilled I will have deviled I will have devilled

2nd person you'll have deviled you'll have devilled you will have deviled you will have devilled

3rd person he/she/it'll have deviled he/she/it'll have devilled he/she/it will have deviled he/she/it will have devilled

Plural

1st person we'll have deviled we'll have devilled we will have deviled we will have devilled

2nd person you'll have deviled you'll have devilled you will have deviled you will have devilled

3rd person they'll have deviled they'll have devilled they will have deviled they will have devilled

Negative I won't have deviled

Singular

1st person I won't have deviled I won't have devilled I will not have deviled I will not have devilled

2nd person you won't have deviled you won't have devilled you will not have deviled you will not have devilled

3rd person he/she/it won't have deviled he/she/it won't have devilled he/she/it will not have deviled he/she/it will not have devilled

Plural

1st person we won't have deviled we won't have devilled we will not have deviled we will not have devilled

2nd person you won't have deviled you won't have devilled you will not have deviled you will not have devilled

3rd person they won't have deviled they won't have devilled they will not have deviled they will not have devilled

Question +'ll I have deviled?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have deviled? +'ll I have devilled? will I have deviled? will I have devilled?

2nd person +'ll you have deviled? +'ll you have devilled? will you have deviled? will you have devilled?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have deviled? +'ll he/she/it have devilled? will he/she/it have deviled? will he/she/it have devilled?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have deviled? +'ll we have devilled? will we have deviled? will we have devilled?

2nd person +'ll you have deviled? +'ll you have devilled? will you have deviled? will you have devilled?

3rd person +'ll they have deviled? +'ll they have devilled? will they have deviled? will they have devilled?

Negative question won't I have deviled?

Singular

1st person won't I have deviled? won't I have devilled? will I not have deviled? will I not have devilled?

2nd person won't you have deviled? won't you have devilled? will you not have deviled? will you not have devilled?

3rd person won't he/she/it have deviled? won't he/she/it have devilled? will he/she/it not have deviled? will he/she/it not have devilled?

Plural

1st person won't we have deviled? won't we have devilled? will we not have deviled? will we not have devilled?

2nd person won't you have deviled? won't you have devilled? will you not have deviled? will you not have devilled?

3rd person won't they have deviled? won't they have devilled? will they not have deviled? will they not have devilled?

Conditional perfect I'd have deviled

Positive I'd have deviled

Singular

1st person I'd have deviled I'd have devilled I would have deviled I would have devilled

2nd person you'd have deviled you'd have devilled you would have deviled you would have devilled

3rd person he/she/it'd have deviled he/she/it'd have devilled he/she/it would have deviled he/she/it would have devilled

Plural

1st person we'd have deviled we'd have devilled we would have deviled we would have devilled

2nd person you'd have deviled you'd have devilled you would have deviled you would have devilled

3rd person they'd have deviled they'd have devilled they would have deviled they would have devilled

Negative I wouldn't have deviled

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have deviled I wouldn't have devilled I would not have deviled I would not have devilled

2nd person you wouldn't have deviled you wouldn't have devilled you would not have deviled you would not have devilled

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have deviled he/she/it wouldn't have devilled he/she/it would not have deviled he/she/it would not have devilled

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have deviled we wouldn't have devilled we would not have deviled we would not have devilled

2nd person you wouldn't have deviled you wouldn't have devilled you would not have deviled you would not have devilled

3rd person they wouldn't have deviled they wouldn't have devilled they would not have deviled they would not have devilled

Question would I have deviled?

Singular

1st person would I have deviled? would I have devilled?

2nd person would you have deviled? would you have devilled?

3rd person would he/she/it have deviled? would he/she/it have devilled?

Plural

1st person would we have deviled? would we have devilled?

2nd person would you have deviled? would you have devilled?

3rd person would they have deviled? would they have devilled?

Negative question wouldn't I have deviled?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have deviled? wouldn't I have devilled? would I not have deviled? would I not have devilled?

2nd person wouldn't you have deviled? wouldn't you have devilled? would you not have deviled? would you not have devilled?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have deviled? wouldn't he/she/it have devilled? would he/she/it not have deviled? would he/she/it not have devilled?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have deviled? wouldn't we have devilled? would we not have deviled? would we not have devilled?

2nd person wouldn't you have deviled? wouldn't you have devilled? would you not have deviled? would you not have devilled?

3rd person wouldn't they have deviled? wouldn't they have devilled? would they not have deviled? would they not have devilled?

Imperative devil!

Positive

you devil!

we let's devil!

Negative

you don't devil!

we let's not devil!

Examples devil examples

How do I use devil in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The devil is in the details.

Angels have two wings; the Devil has a tail.

Tom is said to be possessed by the devil.

He would sell his soul to the devil.

I don't believe in the devil.

Mary believes that Tom is possessed by the devil.

Speak of the devil, here comes Kathy.

What the devil are you doing?

Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.

Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

The man sold his soul to the devil.

The devil destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Who the devil was that?

Idle hands are the devil's tool.

Devil take the hindmost.

He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb.

He is a devil in human shape.

She is possessed by a devil.

Speak of the Devil and he doth appear.

If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Have the devil's own luck.

The devil lurks behind the cross.

I've got the devil's own luck in everything.

Don't paint the devil on the wall.

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Do you still feel like saying things about gaining fame like some heretical devil?

The Devil visited today.

Cushla. Speak of the devil.

READS: For you, the devil departed.

Never. That's where. Santa isn't mentioned in the Bible because he is the Devil's instrument designed to make people buy things with money that they don't have!

By making a deal with the devil.

I mean, there must be loads of available women out there for a handsome devil like you, so why me?

I am not God, and cannot be the Devil either, but with spite I do pronounce your name!

I am not God, nor the Devil either, but with spite I pronounce your name!

Balduin runs away as if he had seen the Devil.

I don't know whether it was composed by an angel or a devil, but it is magnificent!

Bet on 13, the devil's dozen.

The devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour.

Madame Labille will surely send me to the Devil!

You know who he worships? The Devil!

At Magenta and Solferino? - Yes. - You lucky devil.

Deep down in the earth's core lies Hell, where those tempted by the Devil shall suffer forever.

A devil pours the nasty sulfur oozing from a horn down a man's throat.

Witches were thought to have signed an unlawful pact with the Devil, and therefore they were burned at the stake.

The floating figure is a devil coming to get the witch by lifting her up into the air.

All witches had to show the Devil their respect by kissing his behind.

Such were the Middle Ages, when witchcraft and the Devil's work were sought everywhere.

The Devil is everywhere and takes all shapes.

When the evening bell tolls in the night and all fires in town are covered with ashes, the Devil fetches Apelone for his adventures.

High up in the air is Apelone's dream castle, and there the Devil will fulfill all her secret wishes.

In the convents during the Middle Ages, fear of the Devil escalated into an almost hopeless despair.

In writings that have survived to this day, these unhappy women wrote down with touching simplicity how the Devil penetrated the convent.

The devil forced us into it!

So, here's the thing that makes most kids happy, but the teachers act like the peanut is the devil's bean.

How shameful! Do you still feel like saying things about gaining fame like some heretical devil? you consider yourself a human being?

Balduin runs away, as if the devil was following him.

Go to the devil, insolent person.

Don't you want to send that insolent creatrure to the devil?

So it happens with witchcraft as with the Devil; people's belief in him was so strong that he became real.

News and current affairs

Friedrich Nietzsche said that if you look in the eye of the Devil for too long, you risk becoming a devil yourself.

Just as the Devil can quote scripture for his purpose, Third World communitarianism can be the slogan of a deracinated tyrant trained, as in the case of Pol Pot, at the Sorbonne.

Far from being the spawn of the devil, CDSs are a useful financial instrument that can improve not only financial stability, but also the way that companies and countries are run.

The devil is in the details, and that is where the attack must focus.

As for labor rights, the agreement makes a devil's bargain: it opens trade while locking in a status quo that is appalling.

This position also opened another front in the Church's battle with Eastern European Orthodox Christianity, which lent theological support to vampire myths by teaching that non-decomposed bodies could not go to heaven and could be revivified by the devil.

Heated exchanges between the authorities and opponents of the laws led many to believe that the devil is, indeed, in the details.

Alas, as always, the Devil is in the details: the EU's institutions were originally designed for 6 members, but within a decade or two the EU will probably have 25-30 (perhaps more) member states.

Only radicals and populists -- of which we retain too many -- can afford a devil-may-care attitude toward making the state function more efficiently.

The underlying cause of conflict is not that Hezbollah or Hamas have grievances against Israel so much as that they view Jews as prophet-murdering, devil-aiding, imperialistic sub-humans whose state must be wiped off the map.

In his great verse drama Faust, Goethe has God send humanity the Devil (Mephistopheles) in order to stir things up.

The religious demon is a far less appealing devil than Uncle Sam.

Nevertheless, the devil is in the details.

But the devil is in the details, and, even in the most optimistic scenario, the trade-off between competition and stability will remain.

But, taking the long view, the future surely does not lie with organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood. The religious demon is a far less appealing devil than Uncle Sam.

The United Nations is the devil's own creation.

Both issues sound simpler than they are: the devil is in the details, and the details leave ample scope for disagreement over the definition, monitoring, and enforcement of terms.

The technical questions are complex, and the proverbial devil really is in the countless details.

And yet, while US President Barack Obama has referred to the quartet's decision as his guiding principle for diplomatic action on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation remains as dire as ever, because the devil remains in the details.

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