devil's advocaten.

Brit.

/ˌdɛvlz ˈadvəkət/, U.S.

/ˌdɛv(ə)lz ˈædvəkət/

Forms: 1600s deuils aduocate, 1700s– devil's advocate.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: devil n., advocate n.

Etymology: < the genitive of devil n. + advocate n., probably after post-classical Latin advocatus diaboli person who pleads in favour of an evil cause (13th cent.), (informally) person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to argue the case against a proposed canonization, etc. (18th cent. in German contexts, or earlier; the official term was promotor fidei, lit. ‘promoter of the faith’).With use in religious contexts (see sense 2) compare also French avocat du diable (mid 18th cent.; early 19th cent. in more general uses).

1. Originally: a person who pleads in favour of an evil cause. Now usually: a person who expresses a contentious opinion or adopts a particular stance chiefly in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments. Frequently in to play devil's advocate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > action of causing disadvantage > injurious advocacy > one who

devil's advocate1616

advocatus diaboli1824

1616 W. Est Right Rule Relig. Life viii. 264 He is like vnto the deuils Aduocate, for he pleadeth for nothing but for the kingdome of Sathan.

1707 J. Lacy Warnings Eternal Spirit: 2nd Pt. 71 O, said St. Peter, that be far from thee, Lord; therein he was the Devil's Advocate.

1760 Impostors Detected II. 128 By..playing the true part of the Devil's advocate.

1885 J. Bonar Malthus i. i. 7 The father made it a point of honour to defend the Enquirer; the son played devil's advocate.

1887 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne ii Even the Socialist party regarded him as a devil's advocate, and washed their hands of him.

1920 E. C. O'Sullivan Mr. Dimock iv. 63 I don't wish to play Devil's Advocate, my dear.

1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 14 Mar. 616/1 I should like to be the devil's advocate and suggest that many of the reasons that..support a diagnosis of disseminated lupus might equally well be applied to the diagnosis of portal cirrhosis.

1999 D. Barford in R. Weatherill Death Drive ii. 12 The aim of this essay is..to play the role of devil's advocate, and to argue for the validity of Freud's controversial notion of the death-instinct.

2. A person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to argue the case against a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1771 A. Meagher Popish Mass Celebrated 52 When the Devil's advocate (for so he that pleads against the Saint is called) gives up the cause, the Saint is received, and returned on the list of Saints, and ordered from thenceforth to be called and honoured as such.

1781 J. Moore View Society & Manners Italy I. xlii. 455 An advocate is employed to plead against the pretensions of the Saint Expectant, and the person thus employed is denominated by the people, the Devil's Advocate.

1873 D. Lewis Gothenburg Licensing Syst. 35 In Rome, when a saint is about to be canonised, an official known by the name of the Devil's advocate, is called upon to remind the court of the sins and imperfections of the candidate for saintship.

1882 Irish Monthly 10 209 The part of the promoter of the Faith (or Devil's Advocate, as he is commonly called), whose duty it is to sift the evidence, cross-examine witnesses, and say everything that can be said against the servant of God.

1933 A. White Frost in May vi. 185 The Pope appoints an official to act as the Devil's Advocate, whose duty it is to find any trace of evil, any departure from the highest, most heroic sanctity that might nullify the Cause of Beatification.

1997 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. wk6/5 The road to sainthood for candidates like Mother Teresa has been streamlined with the elimination of the devil's advocate in a sweeping reform of Roman Catholic Church law in the 1980's.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	devils advocate
释义	devil's advocaten. Brit. /ˌdɛvlz ˈadvəkət/, U.S. /ˌdɛv(ə)lz ˈædvəkət/ Forms: 1600s deuils aduocate, 1700s– devil's advocate. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: devil n., advocate n. Etymology: < the genitive of devil n. + advocate n., probably after post-classical Latin advocatus diaboli person who pleads in favour of an evil cause (13th cent.), (informally) person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to argue the case against a proposed canonization, etc. (18th cent. in German contexts, or earlier; the official term was promotor fidei, lit. ‘promoter of the faith’).With use in religious contexts (see sense 2) compare also French avocat du diable (mid 18th cent.; early 19th cent. in more general uses). 1. Originally: a person who pleads in favour of an evil cause. Now usually: a person who expresses a contentious opinion or adopts a particular stance chiefly in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments. Frequently in to play devil's advocate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > action of causing disadvantage > injurious advocacy > one who devil's advocate1616 advocatus diaboli1824 1616 W. Est Right Rule Relig. Life viii. 264 He is like vnto the deuils Aduocate, for he pleadeth for nothing but for the kingdome of Sathan. 1707 J. Lacy Warnings Eternal Spirit: 2nd Pt. 71 O, said St. Peter, that be far from thee, Lord; therein he was the Devil's Advocate. 1760 Impostors Detected II. 128 By..playing the true part of the Devil's advocate. 1885 J. Bonar Malthus i. i. 7 The father made it a point of honour to defend the Enquirer; the son played devil's advocate. 1887 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne ii Even the Socialist party regarded him as a devil's advocate, and washed their hands of him. 1920 E. C. O'Sullivan Mr. Dimock iv. 63 I don't wish to play Devil's Advocate, my dear. 1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 14 Mar. 616/1 I should like to be the devil's advocate and suggest that many of the reasons that..support a diagnosis of disseminated lupus might equally well be applied to the diagnosis of portal cirrhosis. 1999 D. Barford in R. Weatherill Death Drive ii. 12 The aim of this essay is..to play the role of devil's advocate, and to argue for the validity of Freud's controversial notion of the death-instinct. 2. A person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to argue the case against a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle. Now historical. ΚΠ 1771 A. Meagher Popish Mass Celebrated 52 When the Devil's advocate (for so he that pleads against the Saint is called) gives up the cause, the Saint is received, and returned on the list of Saints, and ordered from thenceforth to be called and honoured as such. 1781 J. Moore View Society & Manners Italy I. xlii. 455 An advocate is employed to plead against the pretensions of the Saint Expectant, and the person thus employed is denominated by the people, the Devil's Advocate. 1873 D. Lewis Gothenburg Licensing Syst. 35 In Rome, when a saint is about to be canonised, an official known by the name of the Devil's advocate, is called upon to remind the court of the sins and imperfections of the candidate for saintship. 1882 Irish Monthly 10 209 The part of the promoter of the Faith (or Devil's Advocate, as he is commonly called), whose duty it is to sift the evidence, cross-examine witnesses, and say everything that can be said against the servant of God. 1933 A. White Frost in May vi. 185 The Pope appoints an official to act as the Devil's Advocate, whose duty it is to find any trace of evil, any departure from the highest, most heroic sanctity that might nullify the Cause of Beatification. 1997 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. wk6/5 The road to sainthood for candidates like Mother Teresa has been streamlined with the elimination of the devil's advocate in a sweeping reform of Roman Catholic Church law in the 1980's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1616
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