devil's advocate
[dev-uhlz ad-vuh-kit]
/ ˈdɛv əlz ˈæd və kɪt /
NOUN
mediator
Synonyms
NOUN
opponent for the sake of it
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Example Sentences
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Welby, Lady. —letters to: —life compared to a whirlpool: human tendency to make idols: "devils advocate" to H. Spencer. —speculation and fact. —truthfulness in science and religion.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Huxley, Leonard
