Devil vs. Imp — What's the Difference?

A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.It is difficult to specify a particular definition of any complexity that will cover all of the traditions, beyond that it is a manifestation of evil.

An imp is a European mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition. The word may perhaps derive from the term ympe, used to denote a young grafted tree.

Often Devil In many religions, the major personified spirit of evil, ruler of Hell, and foe of God. Used with the.

A mischievous child.

A subordinate evil spirit; a demon.

A small demon.

A wicked or malevolent person.

(Obsolete) A graft.

A person

To graft (new feathers) onto the wing of a trained falcon or hawk to repair damage or increase flying capacity.

An energetic, mischievous, daring, or clever person.

To furnish with wings.

(Printing) A printer's devil.

(obsolete) To engraft or plant (a plant or part of one, a sapling, etc.).

A device or machine, especially one having teeth or spikes and used for tearing.

To graft or implant (something other than a plant); to fix or set (something) in.

An outstanding example, especially of something difficult or bad

To engraft (a feather) on to a broken feather in a bird's wing or tail to repair it; to engraft (feathers) on to a bird, or a bird's wing or tail.

A severe reprimand or expression of anger

(by extension)

(Informal) Used as an intensive

To provide (someone or something) with wings, hence enabling them or it to soar.

To season (food) heavily.

To add to or unite a object with (something) to lengthen the latter out or repair it; to eke out, enlarge, strengthen.

To annoy, torment, or harass.

A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2).

To tear up (cloth or rags) in a toothed machine.

(by extension)

(theology) The chief devil; Satan.

A mischievous child.

(theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

A baby Tasmanian devil.

(folklore) A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.

(obsolete)

The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.

A young shoot of a plant, a tree, etc.; a sapling; also, a part of a plant used for grafting; a graft.

A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.

An offspring or scion, especially of a noble family; (generally) a (usually male) child; a (young) man.

A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.

Something added to or united with another to lengthen it out or repair it (such as an eke or small stand on which a beehive is placed, or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line).

Hell.

A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.

A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

An offspring; progeny; child; scion.

A printer's assistant.

A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.

(India) A poltergeist that haunts printing works.

Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, - as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.

A dust devil.

To graft; to insert as a scion.

A barren, unproductive and unused area.

To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather.

(cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

One who is playfully mischievous

A Tasmanian devil.

An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.

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To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

To annoy or bother.

To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.

To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:

To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.

To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.

The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

An evil spirit; a demon.

A very wicked person; hence, any great evil.

An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation.

A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.

A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

A word used in exclamations of confusion;

A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man);

A cruel wicked and inhuman person

Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

Coat or stuff with a spicy paste;