Meaning of Devils | Babel Free
ˈdɛvl̩zDefinitions
- Devil.
- Between two equally unacceptable choices.
- Very energetic, mischievous, daring, or clever.
- To give credit to a disagreeable or malevolent person.
- To upset or ruin.
- Let each person follow self-interest, leaving others to fare as they may.
- Trouble to be faced as a result of an action: There'll be the devil to pay if you allow the piglets inside the house.
- a person who denies the existence of the devil.
- the beliefs of the Izedis, a Mesopotamian sect said to worship the devil. Also Yezdism, Yezidism. — Izedi, Yezdi, Yezidi, n.
- belief in the existence of only one devil. Cf. polydiabolism.
- a Gnostic doctrine that the material world expresses the personality of Satan.
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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