devil worshiper
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9.4
- noun
- /ˈdɛvəl ˈwɜrʃɪpər/
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adorador del diablo
- They were devil worshipers.
- call them devil worshipers
He died with his fingers crossed because the man who was a devil worshipper, before he died, he started saying, oh, no, what have I done, really.
- He died with his fingers crossed because the man who was a devil worshipper, before he died, he started saying, oh, no, what have I done, really.
Examples
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I am not a devil-worshipper!
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My father was no devil worshipper.
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So you guys have lots of devil worshipers around these parts?
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If you see devil worshippers, do not talk to them.
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Where is this girl, this devil worshipper?
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So, the men that attacked me are devil worshippers ?
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They're the ones that are supposed to stop the devil worshippers.
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So, I was seeing this guy and he's a devil worshipper, right?
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That's the canyon where the devil worshipers go.
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Many people believe that the mysterious rituals held at night are conducted by devil worshipers.
Synonyms
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8.1
A person who worships or believes in Satan
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9.9
A person who worships or follows the devil
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'devil' (an evil supernatural being) combined with 'worshiper' (a person who shows reverence) straightforwardly yields 'a person who worships the devil.' The agentive construction and its logic are common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the meaning.
Etymology
Devil worshiper comes from the simple image of a person bowing, praying, or giving gifts to a dark figure called the devil, and worshiper means someone who worships or honors a being. So it means 'a person who worships the devil or evil spirits'.