Talk:Satan

RFC discussion: October–November 2012

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Satan

Seven definitions, they don't seem to be distinct, but just different ways of describing Satan. I think there might be all of two different definitions in here which are real. Mglovesfun (talk) 10:51, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

I propose that we delete 2 through 6 and move 7 to a noun section. — Ungoliant ^(Falai) 12:08, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

I agree with deleting 2-6, but I think 7 is still a proper noun (based on how it is used). Also we could expand the definition to include something like "one who has qualities of Satan". --WikiTiki89 12:12, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Agreed that most of those are the same thing in various varieties of purple prose. However, I'm wondering whether "Satan" as used by Satanists has a meaning distinct from the Abrahamic meaning? Furius (talk) 20:49, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

I think those differences are encyclopedic. As a dictionary definition, Satan is the same thing in Satanism and Abrahamism^{(is that a word?)}. Just like the meaning of zombie changes from one zombie movie to the next, but we don't have to have a separate definition of zombie for each of them. --WikiTiki89 00:50, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Satan is the same in Abrahamic religions and Theistic Satanism. Satan in LaVeyan Satanism might be worth its own definition, but I’m not familiar with it. — Ungoliant ^(Falai) 02:57, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Ok, do we have any LaVeyan Satanist editors who can help out with this? Maybe at Wikipedia? --WikiTiki89 09:17, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

I've combined the senses and removed a number of quotations which did not use the term "Satan"(!). - -sche (discuss) 20:12, 25 November 2012 (UTC)