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Satan

[ seyt-n ]

noun

  1. the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.


Satan

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. the devil, adversary of God, and tempter of mankind: sometimes identified with Lucifer (Luke 4:5–8)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Satan

  1. The devil . In the Bible (see also Bible ), Satan is identified with the tempter who encourages the fall of Adam and Eve ; he is the accuser who torments Job in the hope that he will curse God; the one who offers Jesus all the kingdoms of the world if Jesus will worship him ( see Get thee behind me, Satan ); and the evil one who puts betrayal in the heart of Judas . Satan will one day be confined in hell , but until then he is free to roam the Earth .
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Notes

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.
Satan is the power of darkness opposed to the light of Christ ; he is thus sometimes referred to as the Prince of Darkness.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Satan1

before 900; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin < Greek Satân, Satán < Hebrew ś adversary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Satan1

Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew: plotter, from ٲ to plot against
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Satan seems more interested in frustrating you with traffic than, say, installing a fascist leader in the White House to destroy democracy.

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In the video, the rapper notoriously pole dances from celestial heights to the depths of hell, where he gives Satan a lap dance before snapping his neck and becoming the lord of the underworld.

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Reno, wrote "Say No to Death's Dominion"; contrary to the title, he argues that death should be embraced, and that those who save lives through medical science are in league with Satan.

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The crusty bounty hunter was murdered during an attempted bust, but is resurrected by Satan and given a new assignment: tracking down demons who have escaped from Hell.

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“Many of you see what Satan has been trying to do even in our school systems,” Morris told some of the church’s roughly 25,000 members in 2023, before showing a list of Republican candidates.

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