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TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
And blood, as demonstrated by the explosive reaction to Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes, remains one of the most potent ideas in the Western arsenal of meaning.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
An Olathe Northwest High School student’s attempt to start a Satan club has ignited a firestorm in Johnson County, with parents and students petitioning to stop it.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
And this is people who essentially make the argument that liberals and that the Democratic Party are literally Satan, or literally demons who have come to interrupt God's design for America.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
Of course, Satan wants to use her now to elect Joe back into the White House to destroy what’s left of America.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2024
But here murder is motivated not by Satan, but by a loophole in ecclesiastical doctrine, which states that a murderer might attain forgiveness and die in God’s grace, where a suicide cannot, and must be damned.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
During this time, Jesus was repeatedly tempted by Satan yet remained resolute in fasting and prayer.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
The View star Sunny Hostin has a special Valentine's Day message for Donald Trump: Not today, Satan.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Satan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Satan. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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Satan
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Middle English Satan "Satan," from early French Satan (same meaning), from Latin Satan (same meaning), from Greek Satan "Satan," from Hebrew śāṭān "adversary"
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