devil

mythical personification of evil
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devil

Summary

devil is a personification[1]. devil ranks in the top 3% of personification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,492 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • devil's instance of is recorded as personification[3].
  • devil's instance of is recorded as biblical character[4].
  • devil's instance of is recorded as mythical character[5].
  • devil is a type of demon[6].
  • devil's Commons category is recorded as Devils[7].
  • devil's said to be the same as is recorded as Satan[8].
  • devil's said to be the same as is recorded as demon[9].
  • devil's said to be the same as is recorded as Shayatin[10].
  • devil's said to be the same as is recorded as Iblis[11].
  • devil's said to be the same as is recorded as akuma[12].
  • devil's said to be the same as is recorded as chort[13].
  • devil's said to be the same as is recorded as Lucifer[14].
  • devil's said to be the same as is recorded as Devil in Christianity[15].
  • devil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Devils[16].
  • devil's Commons gallery is recorded as Devil[17].
  • devil's represents is recorded as evil[18].
  • devil's depicted by is recorded as Diavolo automa di Settala[19].
  • devil's depicted by is recorded as St Michael Vanquishing the Devil[20].
  • devil's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • devil's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • devil's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[23].
  • devil's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[24].
  • devil's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[25].
  • devil's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • devil's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include personification[3], biblical character[4], and mythical character[5]. devil is a type of demon[6].

Influence

Things named for devil include The Devil Wears Prada[28], a literary work[29], written by Lauren Weisberger[30]; New Jersey Devils[31], an ice hockey team[32], in United States[33], founded in 1974[34], headquartered in East Rutherford[35]; Cherie DeVille[36], a pornographic actor[37], b. 1978[38], of United States[39], awarded the XBIZ Award for MILF Performer of the Year[40]; Diablo[41], a video game series[42]; Codex Gigas[43], a written work[44], founded in 1300[45], written by Bohemia[46]; Jersey Devil[47], a mythical creature[48], in United States[49]; deviled egg[50]; and Cruella de Vil[51], a fictional human[52].

Why It Matters

devil ranks in the top 3% of personification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,492 views/month).[2] devil has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] devil is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for devil include The Devil Wears Prada[28], a literary work[29], written by Lauren Weisberger[30]; New Jersey Devils[31], an ice hockey team[32], in United States[33], founded in 1974[34], headquartered in East Rutherford[35]; Cherie DeVille[36], a pornographic actor[37], b. 1978[38], of United States[39], awarded the XBIZ Award for MILF Performer of the Year[40]; Diablo[41], a video game series[42]; Codex Gigas[43], a written work[44], founded in 1300[45], written by Bohemia[46]; and Jersey Devil[47], a mythical creature[48], in United States[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as Satan, demon, Shayatin +5
    Depicted by Diavolo automa di Settala, St Michael Vanquishing the Devil
    Imdb id ch0121748
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11834, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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