A hound or dog of hell; a demon in the form of a dog; (Classical Mythology) Cerberus, the watchdog of Hades. Also: a dog likened to a hellhound. Also…
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| 释义 | society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [noun] > wicked creature (5) hellhoundOE A hound or dog of hell; a demon in the form of a dog; (Classical Mythology) Cerberus, the watchdog of Hades. Also: a dog likened to a hellhound. Also… wolf?1554 Applied to a person, etc. that should be hunted down like a wolf. (Cf. wolf's-head, n.) Obsolete. devil dog1642 A vicious or unruly dog. Also: a demonic dog, a hellhound. hellicat1816 A bad, worthless, or foolish person (cf. hellcat, n.). shaitan1834 Chiefly in or with reference to Muslim countries or Islamic contexts. A person or animal likened in some way to Shaitan (sense 1a). Cf. Satan, n. 2. |
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