The Devils Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American journalist and author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published in 1906 as The Cynics Word Book, it features Bierces witty and often ironic spin on many common English words.
▪ Some examples:
- Faith: n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
- Lawyer: n. One skilled in circumvention of the law
- Religion: n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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