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THE EVIL ONE

Definition: THE EVIL ONE

THE EVIL ONE

1. The Devil; Satan. Note: Evil is sometimes written as the first part of a compound (with or without a hyphen). In many cases the compounding need not be insisted on. Examples: Evil doer or evildoer, evil speaking or evil-speaking, evil worker, evil wishing, evil-hearted, evil-minded. Syn: Mischieveous; pernicious; injurious; hurtful; destructive; wicked; sinful; bad; corrupt; perverse; wrong; vicious; calamitous.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Specialty Definition: THE EVIL ONE

DomainDefinition

Multilingual Slang

Ukrainian (chort ). (references)

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Synonyms within Context: THE EVIL ONE

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Satan

The tempter; the evil one, the evil spirit; the Adversary; the archenemy; the author of evil, the wicked one, the old Serpent; the Prince of darkness, the Prince of this world, the Prince of the power of the air; the foul fiend, the arch fiend; the devil incarnate; the common enemy, the angel of the bottomless pit; Abaddon, Apollyon.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: THE EVIL ONE

Specialty definitions using "THE EVIL ONE": Eve. (references)

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Modern Usage: THE EVIL ONE

DomainUsage

Screenplays

They say the Evil One eats babies. (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco)

The Evil One! (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco)

Movie/TV Titles

The Search for the Evil One (1967)

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Familiar Quotations: THE EVIL ONE

AuthorQuotation

Jean De La Fontaine

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

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Use in Literature: THE EVIL ONE

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Therein is a bridge built by the Evil One.

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Modern Translation: THE EVIL ONE

Language Translations for "THE EVIL ONE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Finnish

  

paholainen (the devil). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

a gonosz lélek, a gonosz. (various references)

   

Manx

  

Yn Drogh Spyrryd, Noid ny h-Anmey (Belial, Satan, The Devil). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ethay evilay oneay

   

Romanian

  

dracul (the old gentleman), diavol (bogy, demon, devil, dragon, fiend, ghostly enemy, imp, limb, old scratch, pickle, the old serpent). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

den onde. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

iblis (adversary, daemon, demon, old harry, old nick, the devil), ÅŸeytan (adversary, arch fiend, artful, cloven foot, cloven hoof, crafty, cunning, daemon, demon, devil, fiend, old harry, old nick, prince of darkness, sly, the arch-enemy, the devil, the old dragon, the old enemy, the tempter, wily). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: THE EVIL ONE

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 6, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai mh eisenegkhV hmaV eiV peirasmon alla rusai hmaV apo tou ponhrou oti sou estin h basileia kai h dunamiV kai h doxa eiV touV aiwnaV amhn
Latin405VulgateEt ne inducas nos in temptationem sed libera nos a malo
Old English990West Saxon& ne læd þu us on costnunge. acales us of yfele soðlice.
Middle English1395WyclifBut delyuere vs fro yuel.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd leade vs not into teptacion: but delyver vs fro evell. For thyne is ye kyngedome and ye power and ye glorye for ever. Amen.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.

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Matched Bible Translations: THE EVIL ONE

LanguageMatthew Chapter 6, Verse 13
Cebuanoug ayaw kami itugyan sa panulay. kondili luwasa kami gikan sa dautan. Kay imo ang gingharian, ug ang gahum, ug ang himaya, hangtud sa kahangturan. Amen.
CroatianI ne uvedi nas u napast, nego izbavi nas od Zloga!'"
DutchEn leid ons niet in verzoeking, maar verlos ons van den boze. Want Uw is het Koninkrijk, en de kracht, en de heerlijkheid, in der eeuwigheid, amen.
Finnishäläkä saata meitä kiusaukseen; vaan päästä meidät pahasta, <sillä sinun on valtakunta ja voima ja kunnia iankaikkisesti. Amen.>
Frenchne nous induis pas en tentation, mais délivre-nous du malin. Car c`est à toi qu`appartiennent, dans tous les siècles, le règne, la puissance et la gloire. Amen!
GermanUnd führe uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erlöse uns von dem Übel. Denn dein ist das Reich und die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit in Ewigkeit. Amen.
Haitian CreolePa kite nou nan pozisyon pou n' tonbe nan tantasyon, men, delivre nou anba Satan. Paske, se pou ou tout otorite, tout pouvwa ak tout lwanj, depi tout tan ak pou tout tan. Amèn
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaDan janganlah membawa kami kepada pencobaan, melainkan lepaskanlah kami daripada yang jahat. Karena Engkaulah yang empunya kerajaan dan kuasa dan kemuliaan sampai selama-lamanya.
Italiane non ci indurre in tentazione, ma liberaci dal male.
LatvianUn neieved mûs kârdinâðanâ, bet atpestî mûs no ïauna! Amen.
Manx GaelicAs ny leeid shin ayns miolagh, agh livrey shin veih olk: Son lhiat's y reeriaght, as y phooar, as y ghloyr, son dy bragh, Amen.
MaoriAua hoki matou e kawea kia whakawaia; engari whakaorangia matou i te kino. Nou hoki te rangatiratanga, te kaha, me te kororia, ake, ake. Amine.
Norwegianog led oss ikke inn i fristelse; men fri oss fra det onde. For riket er ditt, og makten og æren i evighet. Amen.
Rumanianwi nu ne duce kn ispitq, ci izbqvewte-ne de cel rqu. Cqci a Ta este kmpqrqyia wi puterea wi slava kn veci. Amin!
ShuarTunáa wakeruktin tsankatrukaip. Antsu Ashí tunaanumia uwemtikrurta. Tuke Ashí aents akupkamniaitme. Núnisam Amesha tuke ti kakarmaitme. Tura ti Shíiraitme. Tuma asakmin seajme. Nuke Atí.'
SwahiliUsitutie katika majaribu, lakini utuokoe na yule Mwovu.`*fa* na utukufu, hata milele. Amina.
Swedishoch inled oss icke i frestelse, utan fräls oss ifrån ondo.'

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Anagrams: THE EVIL ONE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-e-h-i-l-n-o-t-v"

-2 letters: eleventh.

-3 letters: hotline, neolith, theelin, veinlet, violent.

-4 letters: eleven, elevon, entoil, eolith, ethene, ethion, etoile, oleine, theine, thieve, violet.

-5 letters: elint, elite, eloin, envoi, event, evite, helio, helot, helve, hotel, hovel, inlet, lento, leone, lethe, levee, levin, lieve, lithe, litho, liven, nieve, novel, olein, olive, ovine, teloi, thein, thine, thiol, thole, toile, voile, volte.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-e-h-i-l-n-o-t-v"
 

+5 letters: overlengthening.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Quotations: Familiar
5. Quotations: Fiction
6. Translations: Modern
7. Bible Trace
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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