Satan

Biblical figure.

Satan, also known as the Devil, is an entity in Abrahamic religions who entices humans into sin or falsehood. In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the yetzer hara, or 'evil inclination'. In Christianity and Islam, he is usually seen as a fallen angel or jinn who has rebelled against God, who nevertheless allows him temporary power over the fallen world and a host of demons.

In the Sherlock Holmes stories

• Mr. Roundhay, the vicar, thought the events were diabolical : "We are devil-ridden, Mr. Holmes! My poor parish is devil-ridden! Satan himself is loose in it! We are given over into his hands!" (DEVI 273).

• Sherlock Holmes rejected diabolical intrusions into the affairs of men (DEVI 186).

• The toxin was called "the devil's-foot root" (latin: Radix Pedis Diaboli) (DEVI 499).

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