advocatus diaboli
See also: Advocatus Diaboli
Latin
Etymology
From advocātus (“advocate”) + diabolī (“of the devil”) the genitive singular of diabolus (“the devil”). Literally meaning "the devil's advocate".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ad.u̯oˈkaː.tus diˈa.bo.liː/, [äd̪u̯ɔˈkäːt̪ʊs̠ d̪iˈäbɔlʲiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ad.voˈka.tus diˈa.bo.li/, [äd̪voˈkäːt̪us d̪iˈäːboli]
Noun
advocātus diabolī m (genitive advocātī diabolī); second declension
- the devil's advocate, an officer of the Church whose role it is to argue against the canonization or beatification of a saint.
Declension
Second-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | advocātus diabolī | advocātī diabolī |
| Genitive | advocātī diabolī | advocātōrum diabolī |
| Dative | advocātō diabolī | advocātīs diabolī |
| Accusative | advocātum diabolī | advocātōs diabolī |
| Ablative | advocātō diabolī | advocātīs diabolī |
| Vocative | advocāte diabolī | advocātī diabolī |
Antonyms
- advocātus Deī
Descendants
- English: devil's advocate (calque)
- Portuguese: advogado do diabo (calque)
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