evil (noun)

  • 101myomancy — noun Divination by interpreting rats or mice. Their cries were believed to indicate the presence of evil. Myomancy was a method of divination by rats and mice, and is supposed to be alluded to in Isaiah lxvi. 17. Their peculiar cries, or some… …

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  • 102character — noun 1 person s nature/person with a particular nature ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, exemplary, good, impeccable ▪ generous, gentle, likeable, lovable, popular …

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  • 103creature — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ living ▪ All living creatures need food. ▪ primitive, simple ▪ complex ▪ intelligent …

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  • 104presence — noun 1 being present ADJECTIVE ▪ mere ▪ The mere presence of children in the room is enough to upset him. ▪ constant, continued, continuing, permanent ▪ …

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  • 105redemption — noun being saved from the power of evil VERB + REDEMPTION ▪ be in need of, need ▪ She believes that humanity is in need of redemption. ▪ seek ▪ find ▪ …

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  • 106black magic — noun magic involving the supposed invocation of evil spirits for evil purposes …

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  • 107devil — noun 1》 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.     ↘an evil spirit; a demon. 2》 a very wicked or cruel person.     ↘a mischievously clever or self willed person. 3》 (the devil) fighting spirit;… …

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  • 108witch — noun 1》 a woman thought to have evil magical powers.     ↘a follower or practitioner of modern witchcraft. 2》 informal an ugly or unpleasant old woman. 3》 a fascinatingly attractive girl or woman. 4》 an edible North Atlantic flatfish.… …

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  • 109possession — noun 1 STH YOU OWN (countable usually plural) something that someone owns and keeps or uses themselves: The police went through all the dead girl s possessions. | I packed my remaining possessions into the trunk. 2 STATE OF HAVING STH (U) formal… …

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  • 110devil — noun 1) God and the Devil Syn: Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness, the Evil One; informal Old Nick 2) he drove out the devils from their bodies Syn: evil spirit, demon, fiend, bogie; informal spook 3 …

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