advocatus diaboli
noun
ad·vo·ca·tus di·a·bo·li
¦ad-və-¦kā-təs-ˌdī-ˈa-bə-ˌlī,
¦ad-və-¦kä-təs-dē-ˈä-bə-(ˌ)lē
: devil's advocate
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin
First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined above
- deliver over to
- deliver the goods
- deliver up to
- deliverabilities
- deliverability
- deliverable
- deliverance
- deliverances
- delivered
- delivered price
- delivered the goods
- deliverer
- deliverers
- deliveries
- delivering
- delivering the goods
- deliverly
- delivers
- delivers the goods
- delivery
- delivery boy
- delivery boys
- delivery cylinder
- delivery desk
- delivery room