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michael | satan |

As proper nouns the difference between michael and satan

is that michael is , a variant of michel, popular in the end of the 20th century while satan is (l), supreme evil spirit of abrahamic religions.

michael

English

Etymology 1

From Vulgate (etyl) Michael, Michahel, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* Michaell

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1629 , , Meditations upon Creed'', ''The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862) , volume 3, page 212:
    • Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel'' or ''Michael , giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
  • * 2008 , , The Northern Clemency , Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799, page 498:
    • He works in the steelworks, the boyfriend, on the factory floor. I'd say that was quite unusual, he's called Michael'. Insists on that, he does, not being called Mike or Micky or Mick, pretends not to hear you, then, "No, my name's actually ' Michael ."
  • (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation.
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    • And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.
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    • And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.
    Derived terms
    * Michael acceptor * Michael addition * Michael donor * Michael reaction * take the Michael
    Related terms
    * (pet forms) Mick, Mickey, Micky, Mike, Mikey * (variants) Miles, Mitchell * (feminine forms) Michaela, Michele, Michelle

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) Michael.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .

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    satan

    English

    (wikipedia Satan)

    Alternative forms

    * satan (especially the common noun sense)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (religion) The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity and rules Hell; the Devil.
  • * 1997 , Martin Schuldiner, Puritan Casuistry'', Martin Schuldiner (editor), ''The Tayloring Shop: Essays on the Poetry of in Honor of Thomas M. and Virginia L. Davis , page 125,
    • Having been captured by the forces of Christ, the souls are now atacked for the first time by their former captain in “Satans' Rage at them in their Conversion.? '''Satan'''?s basic line of attack is to accuse the souls of being unreliable converts. Just as the souls turned from '''Satan''' to Christ, so too they will turn back again when it suits them, says ' Satan .
  • * 1998 , Wendy Griswold, 8: The Devil, social change, and Jacobean theatre'', Philip Smith (editor), ''The New American Cultural Sociology , page 127,
    • The conventional role of Satan in English mystery plays was the Trickster archetype adapted for a theatre that was both popular and religious but constrained by traditional Christian theology.
    The Satan of the mystery plays was a Trickster, but a dignified one.
  • * 2005 , , Healing the Shame That Binds You , page 2,
    • Biblical scholars tell us that the idea of a purely evil being like the Devil or Satan''' was a late development in the Bible. In the book of Job, '''Satan was the heavenly district attorney whose job it was to test the faith of those who, like Job, were specially blessed.
    During the Persian conquest of the Israelites, the Satan''' of Job became fused with the Zoroastrian dualistic theology adopted by the Persians, where two opposing forces, one of good, Ahura Mazda, the Supreme Creator deity, was in a constant battle with Ahriman, the absolute god of evil. This polarized dualism was present in the theology of the Essenes and took hold in Christianity where God and his Son Jesus were in constant battle with the highest fallen angel, '''Satan , for human souls. This dualism persists today only in fundamentalist religions (Muslim terrorists, the Taliban, the extreme Christian Right and a major part of evangelical Christianity).
    Many LaVeyans reject the notion that Satan is bad.
  • (religion, Theistic Satanism) The same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped.
    • I have revered Satan ever since I became a Satanist .
  • A person or animal regarded as particularly malignant, detestable or evil;

    • Synonyms

    (supreme evil spirit of Abrahamic religions) the Adversary, Beelzebub, the Devil, Diabolus, the Dragon, Iblis, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Old Nick, Old Scratch, the Old Serpent, the Prince of Demons

    Related terms

    * Satanism, Satanist, LaVeyan Satanist, Luciferian

    Derived terms

    * Great Satan * LaVeyan Satanism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable) A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.
  • * 1992 , Clinton E. Arnold, Powers of Darkness: Principalities & Powers in Paul?s Letters , page 67,
    • This literature refers to a major figurehead of evil called “Satan,” the leader of a group of angels also referred to as “Satans'.” These ' Satans accuse people and lead them astray.
  • * 2007 , Abdullah Yusuf Ali (translator), M. A. H. Eliyasee (Roman script transliteration), Osman Taha (Arabic script), The Qur?an , II, 102,[in other editions, 96] page 15,
    • They followed what the Satans' recited over Solomon?s Kingdom. Solomon did not disbelieve but ' Satans disbelieved, teaching men, magic, and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels H?r?t and M?r?t.

    See also

    * Abaddon * Apollyon * cosmocrat * Kroni

    External links

    * Smith?s Bible Dictionary - Satan * Easton?s Bible Dictionary - Satan

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