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- [ahrch-feend]
- /ˈɑrtʃˈfind/
- /ˈɑːtʃ.ˈfiːnd/
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- [ahrch-feend]
- /ˈɑrtʃˈfind/
Definitions of archfiend word
- noun archfiend a chief fiend 3
- noun archfiend a chief fiend. 1
- noun archfiend Satan. 1
- noun archfiend A chief fiend, especially the Devil. 1
- noun archfiend a diabolically evil person. 0
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Origin of archfiend
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; arch-1 + fiend
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Parts of speech for Archfiend
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
archfiend popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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archfiend usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for archfiend
noun archfiend
- beast — You can refer to an animal as a beast, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one.
- demon — A demon is an evil spirit.
- devil — In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit.
- ghoul — an evil demon, originally of Muslim legend, supposed to feed on human beings, and especially to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc.
- monster — a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
Antonyms for archfiend
noun archfiend
- antichrist — the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
- apollyon — the destroyer, a name given to the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- beelzebub — a god of the Philistines (2 Kings 1:2)
- mephistopheles — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
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