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The advocatus diaboli (Latin for Devil's advocate) is a former official position within the Catholic Church, the Promoter of the Faith: one who "argued against the canonization of a candidate to uncover any character flaws or misrepresentation of the evidence favoring canonization".
The Devil's advocate was an official in the Catholic Church who would attempt to prove a candidate for canonization to not be a saint. It is used as a figure of speech for someone who takes a position they do not necessarily agree with or runs counter to their or others interests for the sake of debate or to explore the thought further, possibly with regards to demonstrated impartiality.
Morris Langlo West AO (26 April 1916 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981). His books were published in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide.
The non-academic equivalent of a discussant is a “devil’s advocate,” who highlights the blind spots in a proposal. Sometimes, an entire group is tasked with this job, known as a “red team ...
Di Stefano used the Italian title "avvocato" ("advocate", analogous to an English lawyer) on his business card, and misled clients and the courts into believing that he was a qualified lawyer. [25] On 27 March 2013 he was convicted on 25 charges including deception, fraud and money laundering between 2001 and 2011 by a jury at Southwark Crown ...
The Devil's Advocate Unit (Hebrew: מחלקת הבקרה, Makhleket HaBakara – lit. "the comptroller department")" is a small unit [1] in the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate. Its purpose is to evaluate intelligence assumptions and products in a professional and critical manner, including serving as the " Devil's advocate " or the ...
Flannery O'Connor [7] In its first two years, The Devil's Advocate sold 3 million copies. It was staged on Broadway by Dory Schary. [3] The Devil's Advocate is part of the "Loyola Classics" series of Loyola Press, which includes Miles Connolly's Mr. Blue and Rumer Godden's In this House of Brede. [8]
Andrew Neiderman (born October 26, 1940) is an American novelist.In 1987, he became the ghost writer for V. C. Andrews following her death in 1986. [1] He formerly taught English at Fallsburg Jr./Sr. High School, in upstate New York.