Meaning of devil's advocate | Babel Free
Definitions
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One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument. idiomatic
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A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate. historical
Equivalents
العربية
مُحَامِي الشَّيْطَان
Čeština
ďáblův advokát
Español
abogado del diablo
Suomi
paholaisen asianajaja
Français
avocat du diable
עברית
פְּרַקְלִיט הַשָּׂטָן
Italiano
avvocato del diavolo
한국어
악마의 변호인
Nederlands
advocaat van de duivel
Português
advogado do diabo
Русский
адвокат дьявола
Svenska
djävulens advokat
Українська
адвока́т дия́вола
Examples
“I don't really believe all that – I was just playing devil's advocate.”
“Now, play devil's advocate. Can't you live 20 years on $145,000 if you're living out of a motor home and just eating and painting and writing books? I mean, this is what we talked about when we were 19. Remember, we kept saying, "Let's find ourselves," but we didn't have a dollar! So, we watched television instead.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.