Definition of Satan

Sarcophagus

SATAN noun

	One of the Creator's lamentable mistakes, repented in sashcloth and axes. Being instated as an archangel, Satan made himself multifariously objectionable and was finally expelled from Heaven.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Satiety

Regular definition:

SATAN:
?se?t?n n. the Devil; Lucifer. [OE f. LL f. Gk f. Heb. satan lit. 'adversary' f. satan oppose, plot against]

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