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Satanist

Satanist

19 8.1
A person who worships or believes in Satan
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪtənɪst/
translation icon : satanista
  • So I looked it up and the guy said that he's a Satanist and that I was his mortal enemy.

So the Satanic Temple seeks to gather up all these Satanists and advocate for their religious equality in the public sphere.

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Examples

  • So the Satanic Temple seeks to gather up all these Satanists and advocate for their religious equality in the public sphere.

  • I'm a atheistic Satanist from the Satanic Temple, also atheist TST.

  • And I heard that he was a Satanist and sold his soul to be famous.

    Blog text (7)
  • My sister Julie was a Satanist.

  • Are there any Satanists in the area?

  • "I think we got a couple of Satanists here, Al," the fat cop said.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • He asked me was it possible if they could be Satanists, and I said "Yeah, I guess. "

  • The fact that so many of the secret ruling elite are Satanists should not be surprising.

    Blog text (26)
  • My sister Julie was a Satanist who often attended gatherings and discussed her beliefs.

  • Are there any Satanists in the area who follow the teachings of Anton LaVey?

Synonyms

devil worshiper
vsSatanist
7 9.4

A person who prays to the devil or evil spirits

describes a follower of a specific organized belief rather than general evil worship
diabolist
vsSatanist
1 9.9

A person who worships or follows the devil

refers to any believer or practitioner of that faith not only a worshipper

Surface Forms

Satanist singular
Satanists plural

Morphology

Satanist = Satan (transparent) = Satan + ist

Standard agentive formation: '-ist' added to the proper name 'Satan' yields a follower or practitioner; meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word Satanist comes from Satan, originally a Hebrew word meaning 'adversary' or 'accuser', and the ending -ist, which means 'one who'. So, a Satanist is someone who follows, practices, or worships Satan.