Devil and Shadow

Devil

Devil noun - An evil spirit.

Usage example: acted as if possessed by some devil

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Shadow and devil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shadow" instead the word "Devil" as a noun or a verb.

Shadow noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.

Usage example: rumors of a shadow haunting the castle

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Devil and shadow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devil" instead the word "Shadow" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: shade, shady, shadowy, shadowed, shadowing

old	old devil	old shadow
female	female devil	female shadow
original	original devil	original shadow
single	single devil	single shadow
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, real, successful, male, monstrous, animated, personal, yellow, classic, literal, giant.

Similarly, in Devil Survivor, when you fight Loki in Yuzu's route, he attacks you with several doppelgangers, but only the real Loki has a shadow.

Source: The Shadow Knows
Deal with the Devil: Makes a deal with Tarakudo to free him in exchange for being restored after Jade Taking the Bullet for Jinx reduces them to a feral shadow creature.

Source: Characters / A Shadow of the Titans
In I Capture the Castle, when the family first meets Simon, Cassandra notes that from the angle where she stands, his shadow looks like a devil.

Source: The Shadow Knows

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