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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".
On its opening weekend in October 1997, The Devil's Advocate earned $12.2 million, finishing second in the U.S. box office to I Know What You Did Last Summer, which made $16.1 million. [54] The Devil's Advocate was largely competing against thriller films aimed at youth in the Halloween season. [54] By December 6, 1997, it grossed $56.1 million ...
The canonization of Josemaría Escrivá, a Spanish Catholic priest and the founder of Opus Dei, took place on October 6, 2002, by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. [ 1 ] . The canonization was controversial for several reasons, including a lack of Spanish judges, the fact that Opus Dei doctors were the ones who certified ...
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.”
Devil's advocate: Someone who, in the face of a specific argument, voices an argument that he does not necessarily accept, for the sake of argument and discovering the truth by testing the opponent's argument. cf. arguendo. aegri somnia: a sick man's dreams: i.e., "troubled dreams". From Horace, Ars Poetica VII 7. aes alienum: foreign debt
Blues guitarist Robert Johnson fancifully said to have acquired his playing skill from the devil at a deserted crossroads. Songs such as "Cross Road Blues" (1936) and "Me and the Devil Blues" (1937) allude to his pact with the devil. Faun's song "König von Thule" is a cover of Gretchen's song in the first part of Goethe's Faust (lines 2759-82 ...
Spanish producers taking part in a Spanish content showcase at the Berlinale Series Market on Monday debated what was jokingly referred to as the “devil’s bargain” offered by major streaming ...
The Devil's Advocate (1997): A Florida attorney begins working for a law firm that is run by the Devil. [49] The Devil and Max Devlin (1981): A crooked landlord, now deceased and in Hell, is offered redemption by the Devil if he succeeds in getting three others to forfeit their souls in exchange for his own. [52]