as in Satan
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell he gave me a look that would scare Old Nick

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Noun
  • By then Twain had several reasons to believe that both his favor toward Satan and Olivia’s favor toward God were unreciprocated.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
  • According to tradition, Satan, disguised as a dragon, swallowed St. Margaret whole.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Local truffles are also on sale, not pungent but neither pricey and historically called devil’s mushroom by those who considered them as food for witches.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • On her journey, Gerda makes friends with people, birds, beasts, and a kind witch, unaware that a hostile, unseen enemy – the Snow Queen and her devil apprentice, Louie – is watching her.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • The 10-episode Exiles comes from a new creative team, with Jason Ning (Lucifer) as showrunner.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 May 2025
  • Production on the spinoff is set to begin this summer in Los Angeles, with Jason Ning (Lucifer, Mrs. Davis) tapped to serve as showrunner.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 May 2025
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“Old Nick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Old%20Nick. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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