Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel. · Anything that causes destruction or is viewed as evil.
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.
From Middle English Sathan, Satan, from Old English Satan, from Latin Satan, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (satán, “adversary, accuser”). Compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet of shaitan and shetani.
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