| 单词 | devil's advocate |
| 释义 | devil's advocate 1. a person who advocates an opposing or unpopular cause for the sake of argument or to expose it to a thorough examination. 2. Also called promoter of the faith. Rom. Cath. Ch. an official appointed to present arguments against a proposed beatification or canonization of a beatus. [1750-60; trans. of NL advocatus diaboli] |
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