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Definition of Old Nick
1. Noun. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell.
Category relationships: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief, Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
Generic synonyms: Spiritual Being, Supernatural Being
Derivative terms: Devilize, Satanic
Definition of Old Nick
1. Proper noun. The devil; Satan ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Old Nick
Literary usage of Old Nick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1854)
"Hey for Old NICK so holy ! There was a Bear got into a boat ; He cast oil' the
... The Winds grew louder, the waves more rough,— Hey tor Old NICK so holy ! ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Old Nick (euphemism), Davy Jones (sat'i- on' slang), Tempter, Archfiend, Archenemy,
Prince of Darkness, Foul Fiend, C^" Cross references: see Note. devolve, ..."
3. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"The God of Love, or else Old Nick, Sure had design'd this Devilish trick. 1710.
... T knew you'd do it—it's the Seymour spirit—a fair grip, and Old Nick may ..."
4. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1794)
"... however by one of Oliver's acts, March зь 1654- Origin of the Name of Old Nick.
NOBODY has accounted for the Devil's having the name of Old Nick. ..."
5. Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life: Designed as by Sarah Hutchins Killikelly (1886)
"... is an epithet for a knave; and Butler says in " Hudi- bras," — " Nick Machiavel
had ne'er a trick, Though he gave his name to our old Nick." 161. ..."
6. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1861)
"'The Old Boy, Old Nick, Old Harry, Old Scratch, among friends I My enemies are
less courteous in their titles,' replied the other. ..."
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