Devil and Goblin

Devil

Devil noun - An evil spirit.

Usage example: acted as if possessed by some devil

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Goblin and devil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Goblin" instead a noun "Devil".

Goblin noun - An imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers.

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Devil and goblin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devil" instead a noun "Goblin".

old	old devil	old goblin
good	good devil	good goblin
female	female devil	female goblin
original	original devil	original goblin
Other adjectives: true, half, single, stupid, poor, powerful, actual, real, male, tiny, traditional, former, classic, titular, psychotic, giant.

Scary Go Round had a brief story about two goblins setting up a detective agency, going to Ireland to recover a pot of gold from a goblin version of Terry Wogan, and mixing it with devil bears.

Source: B-Side Comics
The devlin, which is half devil and half goblin.

Source: Video Game / Master of the Monster Lair
Many examples were inspired by the horse in the painting ''The Nightmare'' by Henry Fuseli, which in turn was based on the "Mare", a goblin or Horny Devil that sat on a sleeper's chest and gave them bad dreams.

Source: Hellish Horse

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