Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Devil (-s)
developeddevise (-d, devising)
devil (-s), n. [OE déofol < Gk. διάβολος, accuser, calumniator, slanderer, traducer.] (webplay: without).
Satan; tempter; enemy; deceiver; evil spirit; (see Leviticus 17:7).
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