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devil's advocate in Greek

devil's advocate in Greek

συνήγορος του διαβόλου
noun
(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.
δικηγόρος του διαβόλου
noun
(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.
συνήγορος του διαβόλου
noun
(historical, Roman Catholic) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.
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