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Definition of Evildoer
1. Noun. A person who sins (without repenting).
Generic synonyms: Offender, Wrongdoer
Specialized synonyms: Magdalen
Specialized synonyms: Mary Magdalen, Mary Magdalene, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Mary Magdalene
Derivative terms: Sin
Definition of Evildoer
1. Noun. a person who performs evil acts and does not repent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Evildoer
1. one that does evil [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evildoer
Literary usage of Evildoer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The People's Bible: Discourses Upon Holy Scripture by Joseph Parker (1891)
"Every one 1s an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh ...
"Hypocrite," "evildoer," " folly "—does not the series run in the wrong direction ? ..."
2. The Records of New Amsterdam from 1653 to 1674 Anno Domini by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, New York (N.Y.) (1897)
"... imposed in former ordinances, for it is better, that such evildoer be punished,
than that a whole country and community suffer through him. ..."
3. A New Testament commentary for English readers, by various writers, ed. by C edited by Charles John Ellicott (1884)
"It should be, as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer. When Pliny came to govern
these men, ... These words will partly explain the general term " evildoer. ..."
4. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"... but are subject to that for conscience sake, which punisheth the evildoer ;
for that is it which makes disturbances in the nations, and kingdoms ..."
5. An Ethical Philosophy of Life Presented in Its Main Outlines by Felix Adler (1918)
"1 The steps taken to lead the evildoer up to the point of repentance are to be
... Faith in the potential power of goodness resident in the evildoer is ..."
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