devilry
noun
uk/ˈdev.əl.ri/us/ˈdev.əl.ri/[CorU]
anevilactionoractivitythat isconnectedwithdevilsor thedevil:
Ilackwords todescribesuch devilry.
According tofolklorethe littledemonscome intotheirown on Walpurgis Night and get up to allsortsof devilry.
Synonym
devildom
[U]
intentionalbadbehaviourby someone whofindsitfunnyorenjoyable:
恶作剧，欢闹，顽皮Thetwinslookedinnocent, butshowedhintsof devilry.这对双胞胎看起来很天真，但却表现出一丝丝恶作剧的顽皮。
- Awitchhasmagicin herfingersand devilrydancingin herblood.
- It is hard toknowwherepietyendsand devilrystartsin hisreligiousart.
- A thousand devilries werefearedfrom thesecults: they wouldthrowthemselves offsteeples, they would set themselvesalight, they wouldrunamokwithweapons.
- Aperversesenseof devilryurgedher toleadhim on.
Religious concepts: devils
- antichrist
- demon
- demoniacally
- demonically
- devil
- devildom
- Lucifer
- Mephistopheles
- Old Nick
- Satan
- satanic
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