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devil-lore

devil-lore noun: knowledge, study, doctrine, or history regarding devils and/or demons; demonology.

Noun

devil-lore (plural devil-lores)

  1. Knowledge, study, doctrine, or history regarding devils and/or demons; demonology.

Forms of devil-lore

pluraldevil-lores
alternative formdevillore

Origin of devil-lore

From devil + lore.

Questions about devil-lore

What does devil-lore mean?
Devil-lore means knowledge, study, doctrine, or history regarding devils and/or demons; demonology.
What part of speech is devil-lore?
Devil-lore is a noun.
What is the plural of devil-lore?
The plural of devil-lore is devil-lores.

Words near devil-lore in the dictionary

  1. devil-devil
  2. devil-devils
  3. devil-in-a-bush
  4. devil-in-a-mist
  5. devil-in-the-bush
  6. devil-lore
  7. devil-lores
  8. devil-may-care
  9. devil-on-the-neck
  10. devil-ridden
  11. devil-stick

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