Satan

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of SATAN

the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell <some people believe that Satan can successfully tempt almost anyone with lies and flattery>

Synonyms archfiend, Beelzebub, fiend, Lucifer, Old Nick, Satan, serpent

Related Words deuce, dickens; Mephistopheles

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