Definition of satan Satan

/sejˈtʌn/ - [seytun] - Sa•tan

We found 6 definitions of satan from 6 different sources.

What does satan mean?

Noun
satan - (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
		Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
		mohammedanism, muhammadanism, islam, islamism, muslimism the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
		religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

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satan (Noun)
A demon follower of Satan principal evil spirit; a fallen angel .

satan (n.)
The grand adversary of man; the Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend.

satan
sā′tan, n. the enemy of men: the devil: the chief of the fallen angels.—adjs. Sātan′ic, -al, pertaining to, or like, Satan: devilish.—adv. Sātan′ically, diabolically: with malice or wickedness suiting the devil.—ns. Sātan′icalness, the quality of being fiendishly malicious or wicked; Sā′tanism, the devilish disposition; Sātanoph′any, an appearance or incarnation of Satan; Sātanophō′bia, fear of the devil; Sāth′anas, Satan; Sātan′ity. [O. Fr. Sathan, Sathanas—Low L. Satan, Satanas—Heb. sātān, enemy—sātan, to be adverse.]

Satan, in the Christian religion, is a former angel that left God and took many other angels with him. He did this because he wanted to be better than God. According to the Bible, he will be punished in eternal Hell fire, along with all those who join to him. He is sometimes called "the devil" or "Beelzebub". Christians believe he tempts people to do bad things. Some also call him "Lucifer", but this name is from Roman belief, not the Bible.

Originally the name means "the accuser", "the enemy". In abrahamitic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) his role is to question and tempt the faith of humans. Many times, he is also seen as a demon.