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piru — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deuce noun A playing card or die face showing two.
  • devil noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
  • imp noun A small, mischievous supernatural creature, like a minor demon.
  • Satan noun In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the chief evil spirit who opposes God and tempts people to sin; the Devil.

Senses

piru is used for these senses in English:

  • Satan (countable) A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.
  • deuce (epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.
  • devil (theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
  • devil The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
  • devil A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
  • devil (euphemistic, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.
  • devil A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
  • imp (chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]

deuce — full definition

  1. noun A playing card or die face showing two.
  2. noun In tennis, a tied score (40-40) requiring a two-point lead to win the game.

devil — full definition

  1. noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
  2. noun A wicked, cruel, or mischievous person (also used affectionately, especially of a child).
  3. verb To season food heavily with spices, especially mustard or pepper.
  4. verb To work for a barrister or writer without pay or credit, usually to gain experience.

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