devil's advocates
devil's advocates is the plural of devil's advocate.
devil's advocates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of devil's advocate.
Meaning of devil's advocate
Noun
devil's advocate (plural devil's advocates)
- One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.
- I don't really believe all that – I was just playing devil's advocate.
- A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.
Questions about devil's advocates
- What is devil's advocates the plural of?
- Devil's advocates is the plural of devil's advocate.
Words near devil's advocates in the dictionary
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