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Satan
Satan, or the Devil, plays various evil roles in ancient and modern literature and in Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Zoroastrian religious traditions. Satan is an opponent of God and of those seeking…Satan
(Encyclopedia) Satan [Heb.,=adversary], traditional opponent of God and humanity in Judaism and Christianity. In Scripture and literature the role of the opponent is given many names, such as Apolyon…Lucifer
(Encyclopedia) LuciferLuciferl&oomacr;ˈsĭfər [key] [Lat.,=light-bearing], in Christian tradition a name for Satan. In the Vulgate, Lucifer served as a translation of the Hebrew epithet meaning “…Belial
(Encyclopedia) BelialBelialbēˈlēəl [key], name applied to Satan.Beelzebub
(Encyclopedia) BeelzebubBeelzebubbēĕlˈzəbəb [key], in the Bible: see Satan.Brewer's: Satan
in Hebrew, means enemy. “To whom the Arch-enemy (And hence in heaven called Satan).” Milton: Paradise Lost, bk. i. 81, 82. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Satanic
The Satanic School. So Southey called Lord Byron and his imitators, who set at defiance the generally received notions of religion. Of English writers, Byron, Shelley, Moore, and Bulwer…devil
(Encyclopedia) devil: see Satan; demon; exorcism.Apollyon
(Encyclopedia) ApollyonApollyonəpŏlˈyən [key] [Gr.,=Destroyer], in the Book of Revelation, name of the angel of the bottomless pit. See Satan; hell.Baal-zebub
(Encyclopedia) Baal-zebubBaal-zebubbāˈəl-zēˈbəb [key] [Heb.,=lord of flies], a deliberate Hebrew distortion of the name of the god of Ekron in 2 Kings. In the Gospels of Mark and Luke, Beelzebul, the…Trending
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