evil deeds

  • 1evil — e|vil1 W3 [ˈi:vəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad)¦ 2¦(wrong)¦ 3¦(unpleasant)¦ 4¦(devil)¦ 5 the evil eye 6 the evil hour/day etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: yfel] 1.) ¦(BAD)¦ someone who is evil deliberately does very …

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  • 2evil — evilly, adv. evilness, n. /ee veuhl/, adj. 1. morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life. 2. harmful; injurious: evil laws. 3. characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to be fallen on… …

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  • 3evil */*/ — I UK [ˈiːv(ə)l] / US [ˈɪv(ə)l] adjective 1) an evil person does very bad or cruel things a dangerous and evil dictator a) used about someone s behaviour their evil deeds an evil grin b) connected with the Devil and forces that make bad things… …

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  • 4evil — e•vil [[t]ˈi vəl[/t]] adj. 1) morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life[/ex] 2) harmful; injurious: evil laws[/ex] 3) characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to fall on evil… …

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  • 5evil — /ˈivəl / (say eevuhl) adjective 1. violating or inconsistent with the moral law; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life. 2. harmful; injurious: evil laws. 3. characterised or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to be fallen …

  • 6evil-doer — noun a person who commits evil deeds. Derivatives evil doing noun …

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  • 7evil — adj *bad, ill, wicked, naughty Analogous words: *base, low, vile: iniquitous, nefarious, flagitious, *vicious, villainous, infamous: *pernicious, baneful: *execrable, damnable Antonyms: exemplary: salutary …

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  • 8evil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Immorality Nouns 1. (something evil) evil, ill, harm, hurt; mischief, nuisance; disadvantage, drawback; disaster, casualty, mishap, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, adversity; abomination,… …

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  • 9evil — Bad situations, usually involving pain and suffering, attributed to disobedience to God s will, or to natural calamities. Much of the Bible is about the cause, nature, and consequences of sin, and God s reaction to it. Evil began according to the …

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  • 10Clouds of Evil — Pope Benedict XVI’s description of man’s evil deeds. During his Apostolic Journey to Cameroon and Angola, Pope Benedict XVIgave a homily to the crowd assembled in Cimangola Square, Luanda, in which he said: The words which Jesus speaks in today’s …

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