Devil

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If anything, Sympathy for the Devil is a blatant (and, at times, blatantly transparent) cinematic flail from a filmmaker at a crisis point. "

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  1. noun In many religions, the major personified spirit of evil, ruler of Hell, and foe of God. Used with the.
  2. noun A subordinate evil spirit; a demon.
  3. noun A wicked or malevolent person.
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  • Probably, if David had undertaken to argue the evil spirit out, he would have just strengthened the possession; for the Devil was then, as now, an expert logician, but could not stand a divine song. —  Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I.
  • (Ps. 68: 34) 8 / 27 Keep in mind that the Devil is the sweetest Gad damn person that you are every going to meet! —  Boston IMC
  • Talk of the Devil is a collection of rarely-seen journalism and other writing by Ian Fleming. —  MI6 :: 007 News
  • At more than 400 pages Talk of the Devil is the longest work ever to bear Ian Fleming's name. —  MI6 :: 007 News
  • From Andy Warhol's legendary involvement with The Velvet Underground in New York in 1967 to the dazzling 2007 installation Pinball Wizard and The Byrds (Love in a Void) by British artist Jim Lambie, Sympathy for the Devil is the most comprehensive presentation ever-including artworks, album cover design, music videos and other materials-of work that has emerged from the intersection of these two cultures. —  Art Knowledge News
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