archfiend

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From arch- +‎ fiend. Compare German Erzfeind, Dutch aartsvijand.

Noun[edit]

archfiend (plural archfiends)

  1. A chief fiend
  2. Satan
  3. (transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.

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Translations[edit]

Satan — see Satan
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