satan (noun)

  • 1Satan — ► NOUN ▪ the Devil; Lucifer. ORIGIN Hebrew, adversary …

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  • 2SATAN — (Heb. שָׂטָן). In the Bible, except perhaps for I Chronicles 21:1 (see below), Satan is not a proper name referring to a particular being and a demoniac one who is the antagonist or rival of God. In its original application, in fact, it is a… …

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  • 3satan monkey — noun : a small black bearded So. American monkey (Pithecia satanas) * * * Satan monkey noun The black saki • • • Main Entry: ↑Satan …

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  • 4Satan — noun the Devil; Lucifer. Origin OE, via late L. and Gk from Heb. śāṭān, lit. adversary , from śāṭan plot against …

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  • 5Satan — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew śāṭān adversary Date: before 12th century 1. the angel who in Jewish belief is commanded by God to tempt humans to sin, to accuse the sinners, and to carry …

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  • 6Satan — noun /ˈseɪtən/ a) The supreme evil spirit in Christianity, Islam and Judaism; the Devil, Lucifer or Beelzebub. in which you used to live when you followed th …

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  • 7satan's mushroom — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a large usually brownish yellow pore fungus (Boletus satanus) that occurs especially in open woodland and is reputedly somewhat poisonous * * * Satan s mushroom, a large mushroom, a boletus, that is poisonous… …

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  • 8Satan — noun (singular) the Devil, considered to be the main evil power and God s opponent …

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  • 9Satan — noun See devil 1) …

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  • 10Satan — This article is about the concept of Satan. For the concept of devil , see Devil. For other uses, see Satan (disambiguation). Gustave Doré, Depiction of Satan, the antagonist of John Milton s Paradise Lost c.1866. Satan (Hebrew: הַשָׂטָן ha… …

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