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satan
/ˈseɪ.tn̩/
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What does satan mean?
noun
- Alternative form of Satan (especially in the sense "a demon follower of Satan; a fallen angel").
- A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.
- Anything that causes destruction or is viewed as evil.
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proper noun
- The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity into sin; the Devil; (Theistic Satanism) the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped.
- A person or animal regarded as particularly malignant, detestable, or evil; used as an epithet or as a name for an animal.
noun
- (obsolete) Obsolete form of satin.
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The spirit of analysis, that untiring Satan who continually questions and denies, must sooner or later look for proof of religious dogmas.
"Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do," and he must have his hands full on board an emigrant ship.
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Others exercised their ingenuity in picking the new discovery to pieces, and still others attributed it all to the machinations of Satan.
Immediately Satan would come and liberate the deer, and when Esau returned to the spot, his victim was not to be found.
The bishops and fathers of the Church, ambitious for their organization, fell for this scheme, and Satan went off laughing to himself.