Meaning of advocatus diaboli | Babel Free
Definitioner
synonym of djävulens advokat (“devil's advocate”)
Exempel
“Man canoniſerar den älſkade; ty hon förekommer oß alltid ſåſom något heligt, den mognare öfwerläggningen må ſå mycket den will uppreſa ſig deremot ſåſom advocatus diaboli.”
One doth canonise the beloved; for she ever presenteth herself unto us as something sacred, however much mature deliberation may strive to oppose it in the manner of an advocatus diaboli.
“Alldeles yr och vimmelkant i hufvudet gick jag hem och raconterade min dilemma för den lugne van der Schink, utlade för honom min andes strid mellan frestelse och plikt, men den spjufvern tog sig för att uppträda som advocatus diaboli och argumentera pro et contra, till dess min svaga Adam blef besluten att infinna sig på madame Ruhnkenias rendez-vous.”
Completely dizzy and dazed, I went home and recounted my dilemma to the calm van der Schink, explaining to him my inner struggle between temptation and duty, but the rascal took it upon himself to act as the advocatus diaboli and argue both for and against, until my weak Adam resolved to attend Madame Ruhnkenia's rendezvous.
“Patriarken i Konstantinopel, Nestorius, blef den advocatus diaboli, som mot sin vilja mer än någon annan indirekt befrämjade dyrkandet af Maria som en gudaföderska.”
The Patriarch of Constantinople, Nestorius, became the advocatus diaboli who, more than anyone else, indirectly promoted the worship of Mary as a God-bearer, against his will.
CEFR-nivå
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.