LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounsecond declension

advocātus diabolī

advocātus diabolī m (genitive advocātī diabolī)
Classical[ad.wɔˈkaː.tʊs diˈa.bɔ.liː]Ecclesiastical[ad.voˈkaː.tus diˈaː.bo.li]

Meaning

  1. the devil's advocate, an officer of the Church whose role it is to argue against the canonization or beatification of a saint.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadvocātus diabolīadvocātī diabolī
genitiveadvocātī diabolīadvocātōrum diabolī
dativeadvocātō diabolīadvocātīs diabolī
accusativeadvocātum diabolīadvocātōs diabolī
ablativeadvocātō diabolīadvocātīs diabolī
vocativeadvocāte diabolīadvocātī diabolī

Origins

From advocātus (“advocate”) + diabolī (“of the devil”) the genitive singular of diabolus (“the devil”). Literally meaning "the devil's advocate".

Descendants
  • Englishdevil's advocate
  • GermanAdvocatus Diaboli
  • Portugueseadvogado do diabo
  • Spanishabogado del diablo
  • Polishadwokat diabła
  • Russianадвока́т дья́вола
  • Swedishadvocatus diaboli
  • Swedishdjävulens advokat
  • Tagalogsugo ng diyablo

Quick answers

What does advocātus diabolī mean in Latin?
advocātus diabolī, a noun, means “the devil's advocate, an officer of the Church whose role it is to argue against the canonization or beatification of a saint.”.
What is the genitive of advocātus diabolī?
The genitive singular is advocātī diabolī. advocātus diabolī is second declension.
How do you pronounce advocātus diabolī?
In classical Latin, [ad.wɔˈkaː.tʊs diˈa.bɔ.liː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ad.voˈkaː.tus diˈaː.bo.li].