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cause evil
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  • Evil — • In a large sense, described as the sum of the opposition, which experience shows to exist in the universe, to the desires and needs of individuals; whence arises, among humans beings at least, the sufferings in which life abounds Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • evil eye — evil eyed, adj. 1. a look thought capable of inflicting injury or bad luck on the person at whom it is directed. 2. the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of inflicting injury or bad luck by such a look. [bef. 1000; ME, OE] * * …   Universalium

  • Evil Skins — est un groupe de skinheads jouant du RAC (Rock against communism) français formé en 1983 et dissous en 1987. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Discographie 3 Voir aussi …   Wikipédia en Français

  • EVIL EYE — (Heb. עַיִן הָרָע, ayin ha ra; lit., the eye of the evil ; Aram. עֵינָא בִּישָׁא, eina bisha), a widespread belief that some persons may produce malevolent effects on others by looking at them, based on the supposed power of some eyes to bewitch… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • cause — 1 n 1: something that brings about an effect or result the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff s injury ◇ The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause: cause in fact in this entry but–for… …   Law dictionary

  • evil-minded — adj immoral and cruel, and likely to cause a lot of harm or damage ▪ an evil minded dictator …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Evil eye — Nazars, charms used to ward off the evil eye. The evil eye is a look that is believed by many cultures to be able to cause injury or bad luck for the person at whom it is directed for reasons of envy or dislike. The term also refers to the power… …   Wikipedia

  • Evil — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Evil >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 evil evil ill harm hurt GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mischief mischief nuisance Sgm: N 2 machinations of the devil machinations of the devil Pandora s box ills that …   English dictionary for students

  • Evil — For other uses, see Evil (disambiguation). Badness redirects here. For the 1981 jazz fusion album, see Badness (album). For the singer nicknamed His Royal Badness, see Prince (musician). See also: Good and evil …   Wikipedia

  • evil eye — noun a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm • Hypernyms: ↑look, ↑looking, ↑looking at * * * noun : the glance of a person that is believed to be capable of inflicting injury many people are reputed to … cause harm by staring …   Useful english dictionary

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