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Noun: archfiend
Usage: literary
  1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
    "Medieval art often depicted the archfiend with horns and a tail";
    - Satan, Old Nick [informal], Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness

Derived forms: archfiends

Type of: spiritual being, supernatural being

Encyclopedia: Archfiend