archfiend

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archfiend

/ˈɑɹt͡ʃ.find/ US

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From arch- + fiend. Compare German Erzfeind, Dutch aartsvijand.

proper noun the archfiend

capitalized, often Satan. So stretcht out huge in length the Arch-fiend lay Chain’d on the burning Lake,
Similar: Lucifer

noun archfiends

A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster). Of those [spirits] who rebelled some became devils, fiends or archfiends, according to the manifold proportions of their transgression.
Similar: archdemon, archdevil
A diabolically evil person. 1690, anonymous translator, The Royal Wanton (attributed to Gregorio Leti), London: F.B., Part 5, p. 48, […] her Arch-fiend and Devil of a Lord, had impudently sent the same Villain to abuse her once again.

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@misc{archfiend_2026,
  title = {archfiend},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/archfiend},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}