Devil
Devil noun - An evil spirit.
Usage example: acted as if possessed by some devil
Shade
Shade noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
Usage example: spirits and shades haunting the night
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Shade also has a short bout of it during his deal with the Devil.Kathy: You haven't... given up your soul or anything?
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Dante in Devil May Cry 4 grew up and apart from bishounen self in previous installments, sporting five-o-clock shade and somewhat cynical and wisened behaviour.
Source: Darker And Edgier / Video Games - Shade, the Changing Man encounters the "Devil", who comes across as a civilized, cultured gentleman who eventually stabs him in the back.
Source: Affably Evil / Comic Books
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