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devil Evil spirit considered in many religions to be the arch-enemy of the Supreme being. In Christianity, the Devil is the chief of the fallen angels cast out of heaven for their sins. The devil was named as Satan, Beelzebub or the Prince of Darkness. The biblical account of Christ's temptation in the desert leads to the perception of the Devil as the tempter of souls. In Islam, Iblis is the name of the devil figure, the supreme tempter.

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