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archfiends

archfiends is the plural of archfiend.

Meaning of archfiend

Noun

archfiend (plural archfiends)

  1. 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.1886, Charles Bigg, The Christian Platonists of Alexandria, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, Lecture 6, p. 197
    Synonyms:
    archdemon, archdevil
  2. (transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
    • […] her Arch-fiend and Devil of a Lord, had impudently sent the same Villain to abuse her once again.1690, anonymous translator, The Royal Wanton (attributed to Gregorio Leti), London: F.B., Part 5, p. 48

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Questions about archfiends

What is archfiends the plural of?
Archfiends is the plural of archfiend.

Words near archfiends in the dictionary

  1. Archey
  2. Archey's frog
  3. Archey's frogs
  4. Archeys
  5. archfiend
  6. archfiends
  7. archflamen
  8. archflamens
  9. archflamines
  10. archfoe
  11. archfoes

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