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devil

Mythical personification of evil

Entitypersonification biblical character mythical characterQ6674

Also known as Archdevil · Deuce · Tempter · Iblis · Devil · the devil

Instance of: personification
, biblical character
, mythical character
Subclass of: demon

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The devil is a mythical personification of evil as conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. Jeffrey Burton Russell states that the different conceptions of the Devil can be summed up as 1. a principle of evil independent from God, 2. an aspect of God, 3. a created being turning evil or 4. a symbol of human evil.

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Said to be the same as: Satan
demon
Shayatin
Iblīs
akuma
chort
Lucifer
Devil in Christianity
Represents: evil
Different from: devil in a work of fiction
Depicted by: Diavolo automa di Settala
St Michael Vanquishing the Devil

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46 identifiers linking devil across the web's reference databases

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