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| device |
a trick or scheme, often for a dishonest, evil, or mischievous purpose. [1/3 definitions] |
| devil |
(often cap.) in Christian theology, the chief spirit of evil, master of Hell, and enemy of God; Satan (prec. by "the"). [3/8 definitions] |
| dualism |
in theology, the belief that two opposing principles, good and evil, govern the world, or the belief that man has two basic natures, physical and spiritual. [1/3 definitions] |
| evildoer |
one who does evil. |
| evil-minded |
having evil or malicious thoughts or intentions. |
| execrate |
to denounce the evil of; curse. [1/3 definitions] |
| exorcise |
to expel (a demon or evil spirit). [2 definitions] |
| exorcism |
the process of expelling an evil spirit. [1/2 definitions] |
| exorcist |
one who drives out a demon or evil spirit. |
| fiend |
an evil spirit or demon; devil. [1/3 definitions] |
| forbidden fruit |
in the Bible, the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden, which had been forbidden to Adam and Eve by God. [1/2 definitions] |
| ghoul |
an evil demon, esp. one of Islamic legend that eats people and corpses. [1/3 definitions] |
| Gnosticism |
an early Christian religious movement whose adherents believed in salvation through spiritual knowledge (gnosis), in the evil nature of the material world, and in the incorporeality of Jesus Christ, and which was condemned as a heresy by the Church Fathers. |
| goblin |
in folklore and fairy tales, a small, ugly creature that does evil or mischief to humans. |
| hag |
a woman believed to possess and use magical powers, esp. for evil; witch. [1/2 definitions] |
| hell |
the supposed abode of evil spirits. [1/6 definitions] |
| ill |
evil or harm; trouble. [2/11 definitions] |
| ill-gotten |
obtained by dishonest or evil means. |
| imp |
a little demon or evil spirit. [1/2 definitions] |
| imprecation |
the act of invoking evil on another. [1/2 definitions] |
| incubus |
an evil spirit in male form that is said to have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep. (Cf. succubus.) [1/3 definitions] |
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