Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Satan.
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Examples
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Þer is ðe laðe sathanas. ⁊ belzebud sé ealde. eaðe hi muȝen beo óf {} dréd. þe híne scule bi {} healde.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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"But he is a heretic," said a red-faced little man, dressed in leather breeches, top boots, and a huntsman's cap; _vade retro sathanas_, It is
Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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But then the fellow was as obstinate as _sathanas_ himself, and had Greek and Hebrew at his fingers 'ends.
Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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It appears as though community member, sathanas, has gotten his cruel wish fulfilled. related stories
CS-Nation 2008
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