Archfiend

/ˈɑːrkˈfiːnd/ noun

Definition

A principal evil spirit or devil; the worst enemy or most wicked person imaginable.

Etymology

From Greek 'archi-' (chief) + 'fiend' (from Old English 'feond' enemy, devil). Often used to refer to Satan or the devil himself as the supreme supernatural evil.

Kelly Says

Medieval and Renaissance writers used 'archfiend' almost as a technical term for Satan—the boss-level demon, the ultimate enemy of goodness whose very existence explained why evil existed in the world!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርክእየስ ነፍስ
ark-hee-es nef-is
ARالعربية
شيطان رئيسي
shaytan ra'eesi
BNবাংলা
প্রধান শয়তান
prodhān shaytan
CACatalà
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
CSČeština
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
DADansk
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
DEDeutsch
Archfeind
ar-kh-fīnd
ELΕλληνικά
αρχερός δαίμονας
ar-khe-ros dai-mo-nas
ESEspañol
archienemigo
ar-khee-en-eh-mee-goh
FAفارسی
شیطان بزرگ
sheytan-e bozorg
FISuomi
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
FRFrançais
archiennemi
ar-khee-en-neh-mee
GUGU
આર્કીયસ દુશ્મન
ar-kee-yas dus-hman
HAHA
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
HEעברית
איש רשע
ish rashe
HIहिन्दी
प्रमुख शैतान
pramukh shaitan
HUMagyar
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
IDBahasa Indonesia
arkeus jahat
ar-kee-us ja-hat
IGIG
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
ITItaliano
archifiendi
ar-ki-fien-dee
JA日本語
大悪魔
dai-aku-ma
KKKK
архон-жауапкер
arkhon-zhauapker
KMKM
អារខីអ៊ូស អាក្រក់
ar-kai-oo-s a-krak
KO한국어
대악마
dae-ak-ma
MRMR
आर्केयस दुष्ट
ar-kay-as dusht
MSBahasa Melayu
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီးဆုံးရှန်
a-khee-s-su-nge-shyan
NLNederlands
archvijand
ar-khee-vjan-d
NONorsk
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
PAPA
ਅਰਕੀયਸ ਈਵਿ
ar-kee-yas ee-v
PLPolski
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
PTPortuguês
arquefrigo
ar-khee-fri-goh
RORomână
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
RUРусский
архон-злодей
arkhon-zlodey
SVSvenska
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
SWKiswahili
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
TAதமிழ்
பிரதான தீயன்
pradhana thee-yan
TEతెలుగు
ప్రధాన దుష్టుడు
pradhana dushtudu
THไทย
ปีศาจสูงสุด
pee-sa-chot song-sut
TLTL
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
TRTürkçe
arşfiend
ar-sh-fi-end
UKУкраїнська
архон-злодій
arkhon-zlodiy
URاردو
مہربان شیطان
mah-rab-an shaytan
VITiếng Việt
quỷ vương
quy vuong
YOYO
archfiend
ar-khee-fend
ZH中文
大恶魔
dà-dié-mó
ZUZU
archfiend
ar-khee-fend

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