en devil's advocate

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, English Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • ca advocat del diable (n, person) ➜
  • fi paholaisen asianajaja (n, person) ➜
  • fr avocat du diable (n, person) ➜
  • fr promoteur de la foi (n, person) ➜
  • ja へそ曲がり (a) ➜
  • ja へそ曲り (a) ➜
  • ja 悪魔の代弁者 (n, person) ➜
  • ja 臍曲がり (a) ➜
  • ja 臍曲り (a) ➜
  • pl advocatus diaboli (n, person) ➜
  • pl adwokat diabła (n, person) ➜
  • pt advogado do diabo (n, person) ➜
  • ar محامي الشيطان ➜
  • ca advocat del diable ➜
  • cs ďáblův advokát ➜
  • da djævelens advokat ➜
  • de advocatus diaboli ➜
  • de des teufels advokat ➜
  • el συνηγοροσ του διαβολου ➜
  • es abogado del diablo ➜
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Related terms

  • ca advocat del diable (n) ➜
  • cs ďáblův advokát (n) ➜
  • de advocatus diaboli (n) ➜
  • en argument ➜
  • en candidate ➜
  • en canon ➜
  • en church ➜
  • en debate ➜
  • en validity ➜
  • es abogado del diablo (n) ➜
  • fr avocat du diable (n) ➜
  • la advocatus diaboli (n) ➜
  • pl adwokat diabła (n) ➜
  • pt advogado do diabo (n) ➜
  • ru адвокат дьявола (n) ➜

devil's advocate is a type of…

  • en debater (n, person) ➜

Word forms

  • en devil's advocates (n) ➜

Antonyms

  • en angel's advocate (n) ➜

Derived from

  • en advocate (n) ➜

Context of this term

  • en roman catholic church ➜

Etymologically related

  • en advocate ➜
  • en devil ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 110030054-n
  • en.wiktionary.org devil's advocate
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