"Father of Lies" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Father of Lies [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Father of Lies}} the Father of Lies
  1. (Christianity) The devil; Satan. Translations (Satan): yalanın babasıdır (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Father_of_Lies-en-name-G6rVxEJ1 Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'Satan': 99 1
  2. Herodotus, so called because of his controversial works.
    Sense id: en-Father_of_Lies-en-name-4yt7UbYb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Lucifer, Satan
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