DEVILIZE

devilize, devilise, diabolize, diabolise

(verb) turn into a devil or make devilish; “Man devilized by war”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Dev"il*ize, v. t.

Definition: To make a devil of. [R.] He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much as he that should devilize him. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 July 2025

ENSLAVEMENT

(noun) the state of being a slave; “So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity”--Shakespeare


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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