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 Definitions of devil's advocate  [ˈdɛv əl ri]  

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Definition of 'devil's advocate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) devil's advocate
a person who advocates an opposing view, as for the sake of argument.

2.  devil's advocate
an official of the Roman Catholic Church whose duty is to argue against a proposed beatification or canonization.
Definition of 'devil's advocate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) devil's advocate
someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument

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