"advocatus diaboli" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ad.u̯oˈkaː.tus diˈa.bo.liː/ [Classical-Latin], [äd̪u̯ɔˈkäːt̪ʊs̠ d̪iˈäbɔlʲiː] [Classical-Latin], /ad.voˈka.tus diˈa.bo.li/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äd̪voˈkäːt̪us d̪iˈäːboli] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From advocātus (“advocate”) + diabolī (“of the devil”) the genitive singular of diabolus (“the devil”). Literally meaning "the devil's advocate". Head templates: {{la-noun|advocātus<2> diabolī}} advocātus diabolī m (genitive advocātī diabolī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|advocātus<2> diabolī}} Forms: advocātus diabolī [canonical, masculine], advocātī diabolī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], advocātus diabolī [nominative, singular], advocātī diabolī [nominative, plural], advocātī diabolī [genitive, singular], advocātōrum diabolī [genitive, plural], advocātō diabolī [dative, singular], advocātīs diabolī [dative, plural], advocātum diabolī [accusative, singular], advocātōs diabolī [accusative, plural], advocātō diabolī [ablative, singular], advocātīs diabolī [ablative, plural], advocāte diabolī [singular, vocative], advocātī diabolī [plural, vocative]
  1. the devil's advocate, an officer of the Church whose role it is to argue against the canonization or beatification of a saint. Wikipedia link: advocatus diaboli Tags: declension-2

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin advocatus diaboli. Etymology templates: {{ubor|sv|la|advocatus diaboli}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin advocatus diaboli Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=?|g2=|head=|sort=}} advocatus diaboli ?, {{sv-noun}} advocatus diaboli ?
  1. Synonym of djävulens advokat (“devil's advocate”). Synonyms: djävulens advokat [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-advocatus_diaboli-sv-noun--Yrc8VQf Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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          "text": "Patriarken i Konstantinopel, Nestorius, blef den advocatus diaboli, som mot sin vilja mer än någon annan indirekt befrämjade dyrkandet af Maria som en gudaföderska.",
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          "english": "The Patriarch of Constantinople, Nestorius, became the advocatus diaboli who, more than anyone else, indirectly promoted the worship of Mary as a God-bearer, against his will.",
          "ref": "1909, Yrjö Hirn, Det heliga skrinet, via Swedish Literature Bank, page 178:",
          "text": "Patriarken i Konstantinopel, Nestorius, blef den advocatus diaboli, som mot sin vilja mer än någon annan indirekt befrämjade dyrkandet af Maria som en gudaföderska.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of djävulens advokat (“devil's advocate”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "djävulens advokat",
          "djävulens advokat#Swedish"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "devil's advocate",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "djävulens advokat"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "advocatus diaboli"
}

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