SATAN Definition & Meaning

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Satan

[seyt-n]

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noun

the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.

Satan

/ ˈ��ɪ��ə�� /

noun

the devil, adversary of God, and tempter of mankind: sometimes identified with Lucifer (Luke 4:5–8)

Satan

The devil. In the Bible (see also Bible), Satan is identified with the tempter who encourages the fall of Adam and Eve; he is the accuser who torments Job in the hope that he will curse God; the one who offers Jesus all the kingdoms of the world if Jesus will worship him (see Get thee behind me, Satan); and the evil one who puts betrayal in the heart of Judas. Satan will one day be confined in hell, but until then he is free to roam the Earth.

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Satan has been depicted in many ways: as a man with horns, goat hooves, a pointed tail, a pointed beard, and a pitchfork; as a dragon; and sometimes as an angel with large batlike wings.

Satan is the power of darkness opposed to the light of Christ; he is thus sometimes referred to as the Prince of Darkness.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Satan¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin < Greek Satân, Satán < Hebrew ś�� adversary

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Satan¹

Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew: plotter, from ��ٲ�� to plot against

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He chose the line: "Revenge for the blood of a little child has yet to be devised by Satan."

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That's likely because Means is aligned with them against an enemy they hate far more than Satan: feminists.

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Satan seems more interested in frustrating you with traffic than, say, installing a fascist leader in the White House to destroy democracy.

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In the video, the rapper notoriously pole dances from celestial heights to the depths of hell, where he gives Satan a lap dance before snapping his neck and becoming the lord of the underworld.

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Reno, wrote "Say No to Death's Dominion"; contrary to the title, he argues that death should be embraced, and that those who save lives through medical science are in league with Satan.

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