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–noun

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

[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE < LL < Gk Satân, Satán < Heb śātān adversary

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n. The profoundly evil adversary of God and humanity, often identified with the leader of the fallen angels; the Devil.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin Satān, from Greek Satanas, Satān, from Hebrew śāṭān, devil, adversary, from śāṭan, to accuse, act as adversary; see śṭn in Semitic roots.]

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proper name of the supreme evil spirit in Christianity, O.E. Satan, from L.L. Satan (in Vulgate, in O.T. only), from Gk. Satanas, from Heb. satan "adversary, one who plots against another," from satan "to show enmity to, oppose, plot against," from root s-t-n "one who opposes, obstructs, or acts as an adversary." In Septuagint (Gk.) usually translated as diabolos "slanderer," lit. "one who throws (something) across" the path of another (see devil), though epiboulos "plotter" is used once.

"In biblical sources the Hebrew term the satan describes an adversarial role. It is not the name of a particular character. Although Hebrew storytellers as early as the sixth century B.C.E. occasionally introduced a supernatural character whom they called the satan, what they meant was any one of the angels sent by God for the specific purpose of blocking or obstructing human activity." [Elaine Pagels, "The Origin of Satan," 1995]

Satanic "pertaining to Satan" is first recorded 1667 (in "Paradise Lost"); meaning "diabolical" is from 1793. Satanism "worship of Satan" dates from 1896, with ref. to France, where it was said to be active at that time; Satanist is attested from 1559, applied by their enemies to Protestant sects.

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

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Satan [ˈseitən] noun

the Devil; the spirit of evil

Arabic:	شَيْطان، إبْليس
Chinese (Simplified):	撒旦，恶魔
Chinese (Traditional):	撒旦，惡魔
Czech:	satan
Danish:	Satan
Dutch:	satan
Estonian:	saatan
Finnish:	saatana
French:	Satan
German:	der Satan
Greek:	σατανάς
Hungarian:	sátán
Icelandic:	satan
Indonesian:	setan
Italian:	Satana

Japanese:	悪魔
Korean:	사탄, 악마
Latvian:	sātans
Lithuanian:	šėtonas
Norwegian:	satan, djevelen
Polish:	szatan
Portuguese (Brazil):	satã
Portuguese (Portugal):	Satanás
Romanian:	Satana, Diavolul
Russian:	сатана
Slovak:	satan
Slovenian:	satan
Spanish:	Satanás
Swedish:	Satan
Turkish:	şeytan

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Satan

The devil. In the 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.

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

Note: 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.

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Satan

Sa"tan\, n. [Heb. s[=a]t[=a]n an adversary, fr. s[=a]tan to be adverse, to persecute: cf. Gr. ?, ?, L. Satan, Satanas.] The grand adversary of man; the Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend.

I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. --Luke x. 18.

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