| 单词 | to sell his soul, himself, etc, to the devil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto sell his soul, himself, etc., to the devil f. to sell his soul, himself, etc., to the devil: to make a contract with the devil ensuring him possession of one's soul after death, as the price of his help in attaining some desired end. Also transferred of one who sacrifices conscience for worldly advantage. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [verb (intransitive)] > sell one's soul to the Devil to sell his soul, himself, etc., to the devil?c1570 ?c1570 Buggbears v. ii, in R. W. Bond Early Plays from Italian (1911) 138 Tra. Loue youe money so well? Ame. What a question ys that? do not very manye sell their soules & all for monye? 1677 A. Horneck Great Law of Consideration iv. 125 They sell their Souls to the Devil, for 2, 3, or 400 l. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Lifted Veil i, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 35/1 It is an old story, that men sell themselves to the tempter, and sign a bond with their blood, because it is only to take effect at a distant day. < as lemmas |
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