Difference between Devil and Lucifer

What is the difference between Devil and Lucifer?

Devil as a noun is a creature of hell. while Lucifer as a noun is a self-igniting match, ie. one which could be lit by striking on any surface (as opposed to safety matches which only light against the material on the side of the box).

Devil

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To annoy or bother; to bedevil. To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper. To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments. To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yokes are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A creature of hell. (the devil or the Devil) The chief devil; Satan. The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel. A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child. A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do. Hell. A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil. A dust devil. An evil or erroneous entity. barren, unproductive and unused, as in .

Example sentence: Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.

Lucifer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A self-igniting match, ie. one which could be lit by striking on any surface (as opposed to safety matches which only light against the material on the side of the box).

We hope you now know whether to use Devil or Lucifer in your sentence.

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