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Meanings of devil in English

Portuguese
satanás
Catalan
satan
Spanish
diablo

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

      satanás
      Portuguese
      ogro
      Catalan
      fera
      Spanish
      diablo

      An evil supernatural being.

          ogro
          Portuguese
          mas que inferno
          Catalan
          dimonis
          Spanish
          adiós

          A word used in exclamations of confusion.

                mas que inferno
                Portuguese
                importunar
                Catalan
                amoïnar
                Spanish
                provocar

                To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.

                    importunar
                    Usage of devil in English
                    1
                    Inwardly in the former is the devil, in the latter the Lord.
                    Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
                    2
                    And Mr. Wesley also believed in the actual existence of the devil.
                    Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I / Including His Answe...
                    3
                    Belief in the devil is the reverse side of faith in God.
                    The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
                    4
                    The devil saw it; and entered into the heart of Thomas Thurnall.
                    Two Years Ago, Volume I
                    5
                    When the devil was gone and the man spoke; the people wondered.
                    The Gospel of Luke for Readers
                    6
                    The devil in the centre shouted a fierce harangue into the air.
                    The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques ...
                    7
                    Her whole appearance was horrible; the devil was once more in possession.
                    Marquise Brinvillier / Celebrated Crimes
                    8
                    But the devil is the head of the multitude of the wicked.
                    Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
                    9
                    Jesus remembered how the devil had once tempted him in the wilderness.
                    The King Nobody Wanted
                    10
                    He believes in fighting the devil, and he delights in fighting him.
                    Painted Windows / Studies in Religious Personality
                    11
                    The devil astride the jib boom, his tail lashing in the wind.
                    A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
                    12
                    In the Occident, giving to the poor is lending to the devil.
                    Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 / Little J...
                    13
                    He hath alway the knife in doublet and the devil at elbow.
                    Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare, Euseby Treen, Jo...
                    14
                    God is there, and the devil; yea, each in his own kingdom.
                    Christian Mysticism
                    15
                    The name of the devil is likewise used in their magical devices.
                    Thaumaturgia; Or, Elucidations of the Marvellous
                    16
                    The devil was not only in his heart, but in his hand.
                    The Drums of Jeopardy