Devil vs. Demon

Devilnoun

(theology) An evil creature.

Devilnoun

(the devil or the Devil) The chief devil; Satan.

Devilnoun

The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.

Devilnoun

A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.

Devilnoun

A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.

Devilnoun

Hell.

Devilnoun

A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

Devilnoun

A dust devil.

Devilnoun

An evil or erring entity.

Devilnoun

A barren, unproductive and unused area.

Devilnoun

(cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.

Devilnoun

A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

Devilnoun

A Tasmanian devil.

Devilnoun

An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.

Devilverb

To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.

Devilverb

To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

Devilverb

To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.

Devilverb

To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.

Devilnoun

The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

Devilnoun

An evil spirit; a demon.

Devilnoun

A very wicked person; hence, any great evil.

Devilnoun

An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation.

Devilverb

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

Devilverb

To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

Devilnoun

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

Devilnoun

one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

Devilnoun

a word used in exclamations of confusion;

Devilnoun

a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man);

Devilnoun

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Devilverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

Devilverb

coat or stuff with a spicy paste;

Devil

A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.It is difficult to specify a particular definition of any complexity that will cover all of the traditions, beyond that it is a manifestation of evil.

Demonnoun

An evil supernatural spirit.

Demonnoun

An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil.

Demonnoun

A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.

Demonnoun

A very wicked or malevolent person; also in weakened sense a mischievous person, especially a child.

Demonnoun

A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.

Demonnoun

(in plural) A person's fears or anxieties.

Demonnoun

A neutral supernatural spirit.

Demonnoun

A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.

Demonnoun

(Greek mythology) A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do.

Demonnoun

A spirit not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity or supernatural being.

Demonnoun

An hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.

Demonnoun

Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.

Demonnoun

A form of patience (known as Canfield in the US).

Demonnoun

A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.

Demonnoun

An evil spirit; a devil.

Demonnoun

one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

Demonnoun

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Demonnoun

someone extremely diligent or skillful;

Demon

A demon is a supernatural being, typically associated with evil, prevalent historically in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, and television series. In Ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism.