the tempter

1. 1.

   (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

   SynonymsSatanOld NickDevilLuciferBeelzebubPrince of Darkness

   Broaderspiritual being

   Islam · religion

Questions about the tempter

What does the tempter mean?

the tempter means "(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell".

What is another word for the tempter?

Close synonyms include Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is the tempter a common word?

the tempter is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.