Devil's advocate

Summary

Devil's advocate is a Latin phrase^[1]. It worked as an adversarial review^[2]. It draws 471 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #41 of 326).^[3]

Key Facts

• Devil's advocate worked as an adversarial review^[2].
• Devil's advocate's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase^[4].
• Devil's advocate's instance of is recorded as legal profession^[5].
• Devil's advocate's subclass of is recorded as lawyer^[6].
• Devil's advocate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pghb^[7].
• Devil's advocate's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[8].
• Devil's advocate's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[9].
• Devil's advocate's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Devil's advocate's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• Devil's advocate's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[12].
• Devil's advocate's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• Devil's advocate's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/devils-advocate^[14].
• Devil's advocate's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'advocatus diaboli'}^[15].
• Devil's advocate's different from is recorded as Devil's advocate^[16].
• Devil's advocate's Catholic Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 12454a^[17].
• Devil's advocate's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as wet-en-recht/advocatus-diaboli^[18].
• Devil's advocate's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Djevelens_advokat^[19].
• Devil's advocate's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3865949^[20].
• Devil's advocate's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 악마의 대변인^[21].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Latin phrase^[4] and legal profession^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Devil's advocate include The Devil's Advocate^[22], a film^[23], directed by Taylor Hackford^[24].

Why It Matters

Devil's advocate draws 471 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #41 of 326).^[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for it include The Devil's Advocate^[22], a film^[23], directed by Taylor Hackford^[24].

FAQs

What did Devil's advocate do for work?

Devil's advocate worked as adversarial review^[2].