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SATAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Synonyms:
Beelzebub; Devil; Lucifer; Old Nick; Prince of Darkness; Satan; the Tempter
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
spiritual being; supernatural being (an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)
Derivation:
Satanic (of or relating to Satan)
Context examples:
I must say they were not cheering to me, for amongst them were Ordog—Satan, pokol—hell, stregoica—witch, vrolok and vlkoslak—both of which mean the same thing, one being Slovak and the other Servian for something that is either were-wolf or vampire.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Now if ever, occurred an eligible opportunity for 'going to the devil', as he once forcibly expressed it, for he had plenty of money and nothing to do, and Satan is proverbially fond of providing employment for full and idle hands.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Or, if you shall so prefer to choose, a new province of knowledge and new avenues to fame and power shall be laid open to you, here, in this room, upon the instant; and your sight shall be blasted by a prodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
