the devil's advocate

the devil's advocate
   злocтный кpитикaн, злoпыxaтeль, чeлoвeк, зaмeчaющий в дpугиx тoлькo дуpныe cтopoны, нeдocтaтки [этим. цepк. лaт. «aдвoкaт дьявoлa» (лицo, кoтopoму пopучeнo пpи кaтoличecкoй кaнoнизaции пoддepживaть coмнeния в дeйcтвитeльнocти чудec, coвepшённыx уcoпшим)] Presentation of the prisoner's case is incumbent on his counsel. While you employ every means to entrap and condemn him. You are... you are what they call the devil's advocate (A. J. Cronin)

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  • The Devil's Advocate — L Associé du diable L Associé du diable (The Devil s Advocate en anglais et L Avocat du diable au Québec) est un film américain réalisé par Taylor Hackford en 1997. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Répliques …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Devil's Advocate — Este artículo trata sobre la película con Al Pacino. Para otros usos de este término, véase Abogado del diablo (desambiguación). The Devil s Advocate Título El Abogado del Diablo (Hispanoamérica) Pactar con el Diablo (España) Ficha técnica… …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Devil's Advocate — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Im Auftrag des Teufels Originaltitel: The Devil s Advocate Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1997 Länge: ca. 138 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Devil's Advocate (film) — The Devil s Advocate Theatrical release poster Directed by Taylor Hackford Produced by …   Wikipedia

  • The Devil's Advocate —    Voir L Associé du diable …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

  • Devil's advocate (disambiguation) — Devil s advocate, originally referred to a canon lawyer in the Roman Catholic Church appointed to argue against the canonization or beatification of a person. Devil s Advocate may also refer to: The Devil s Advocate, a novel by Andrew Neiderman… …   Wikipedia

  • devil's advocate — 1760, translating L. advocatus diaboli, one whose job it is to urge against the canonization of a candidate for sainthood. [F]ar from being the whitewasher of the wicked, the [devil s advocate] is the blackener of the good. [Fowler] …   Etymology dictionary

  • The Doctor's Advocate — The Game – Doctor’s Advocate Veröffentlichung 2006 Label Geffen Records / UMG Recordings Inc. Format(e) CD, LP Genre(s) Rap Anzahl der Titel …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Devil's advocate — For other uses, see Devil s advocate (disambiguation). In common parlance, a devil s advocate is someone who, given a certain argument, takes a position he or she does not necessarily agree with, just for the sake of argument. In taking such… …   Wikipedia

  • DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. one who argues for but doesn t necessarily agree with the unpopular side of an issue in order to illustrate all perspectives. Talk show hosts often play the devil s advocate for argument s sake. SYN.: pleader,… …   English dictionary for students

  • devil's advocate — 1. a person who advocates an opposing or unpopular cause for the sake of argument or to expose it to a thorough examination. 2. Also called promoter of the faith. Rom. Cath. Ch. an official appointed to present arguments against a proposed… …   Universalium


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