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feend

feend is the obsolete spelling of fiend.

Meaning of fiend

Noun

fiend (plural fiends)

  1. A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
    • what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth,
      Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape,
      Or of what mould or mettel he be made, […]c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    monster
  2. A very evil person.
    Synonyms:
    monster, hellhound
  3. (obsolete) An enemy; a foe.
    • We waited for our fiend to arrive.
  4. (archaic, capitalized, sometimes, religious) The enemy of mankind, specifically, the Devil; Satan.
    • He proffered a pact to Satan, calling upon the Fiend and working himself into a frenzy - but his infernal majesty failed to respond.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 119
  5. (informal) An addict or fanatic.
    • dope fiend

See all 6 meanings of fiend

Forms of feend

pluralfeends

Questions about feend

What is feend the obsolete spelling of?
Feend is the obsolete spelling of fiend.

Words near feend in the dictionary

  1. feely-omi
  2. Feelys
  3. Feemster
  4. Feemsters
  5. feen
  6. feend
  7. feened
  8. Feeney
  9. Feeneys
  10. feening
  11. feenings

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