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